Who Do You Have to Know?

...full of delightful group dynamics and individual virtuosity. Thompson leads his quartet with a relaxed confidence and impeccable dexterity...
ALL ABOUT JAZZ

With several Origin releases featuring mainstream heavyweights, young up-and-comers, and chordless trio explorations with his Trio East and Triocity groups, drummer Rich Thompson has covered vast musical ground. Here, Thompson teams with his bandmate from trumpeter Byron Stripling's band, pianist/organist Bobby Floyd, guitarist Corey Christiansen and bassist Peter Chwazik for an organic, grooving session covering originals, seldom heard classics such as Sonny Rollins' "Why Don't I," and John Scofield's "Gray & Visceral," to new takes on three beloved standards including "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing."

"...a study in purposeful orchestration..."
Modern Drummer

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Track Listing

1 Who Do You Have to Know? 6:07 (Thompson)
2 Street Cred 7:19 (Christiansen)
3 Gray and Visceral 7:15 (John Scofield)
4 Why Don't I 4:45 (Sonny Rollins)
5 With You 5:25 (Christiansen)
6 What a Wonderful World 6:42 (B. Thiele & G. D. Weiss)
7 Wave 6:56 (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
8 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing 6:02 (Billy Strayhorn)
9 Fried Pies 6:03 (Wes Montgomery)

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