Survival of the Fittest

...an emotive, adventurous and timeless spirit of jazz that's globally enjoyable.
Take Effect Magazine

On a quest of growth and mastery as a saxophonist, composer, and musician, Jordan VanHemert found equally important his efforts to contextualize difficulties of his life experiences. Within some deeper themes, including coming of age as a Korean adoptee, he's discovered in the process, resilience, optimism and joy. Jordan's music is meant to convey empathy and solidarity to others, and this album, Jordan's fifth as a leader, effectively fulfills these simultaneous pursuits. His stellar band includes Terell Stafford, Michael Dease, Helen Sung, Rodney Whitaker, and Lewis Nash.

"Brilliance, sparkle and punctuation are the key words of this album, to which we must also add melodicism and the intelligent spontaneity of harmonic interactions." Couleurs Jazz, Paris

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Track Listing

1  Here and Now  5:42
2  Tread Lightly  7:10
3  Mourning Comes Again  5:48
4  Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise  4:51
5  Sea of Tranquility  6:19
6  Come Sunday  7:21
7  Milyang Arirang  6:01
8  Mo's Blues  8:01
9  Survival of the Fittest  6:33

Compositions by Jordan VanHemert, except:
(4) Sigmund Romberg
(6) Duke Ellington
(7) Korean Traditional
(8) Wyatt Harris
Arrangements by Jordan VanHemert

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