A model of consistency, style and grace, Michael Dease stays at the head of the class among jazz trombonists.
Perennial DownBeat Critics Poll winner, trombonist Michael Dease has embraced his role as a torchbearer for his mentors and the great jazz ancestors over his 15 deeply-swinging, state-of-the-art mainstream recordings. For The Other Shoe, Dease teams with the formidable composer Gregg Hill, expanding his rhythmic & harmonic palette with a flexible, in-the-moment perspective while remaining true to the sensibilities at his musical core. With the prodigiously talented pianist Geoffrey Keezer as a central foil, Dease brings along a wide-ranging collection of musicians, each specifically brought in for their unique outlooks and talents, including clarinetist Virginia MacDonald, Liany Mateo on bass, and drummer Colleen Clark, among others.
Track Listing:
1. Wake Up Call 3:28
2. Scooter's Dream 6:48
3. Hello, Blues 8:15
4. The Goodbye Blues 5:39
5. The Sleeper 8:11
6. The Classic 5:33
7. Rio Mio 6:04
8. Summer Nights 5:50
9. Shorty's Tune 4:25
10. The Other Shoe 14:53
All compositions by Gregg Hill (Gregg Hill Publishing LLC)
Arranged by Michael Dease
Performers:
Michael Dease - trombone (all) baritone saxophone (4,7,10), percussion (4)
Virginia MacDonald - clarinet
Geoffrey Keezer - piano (1,2,3,5,6,9)
Luther Allison - piano (4,7,8), Fender Rhodes (10)
Liany Mateo - bass
Colleen Clark - drumset & cymbals
Rodney Whitaker - bass (3) (2nd bass solo)
Kevin Jones - percussion (5,7,10)
Gwendolyn Dease - percussion (5,7,10)
Joel Perez - trombone (4,7)
Production Info:
Recorded & mixed by Corey De Rushia, Troubadour Recording Studios, Lansing, Michigan
September 5-6, 2022
Mastered by Josh Connolly at Studio A, Las Vegas, NV
Photography by Lynne Brown, Williamston, MI
Liner notes by Ted Panken
Cover design & layout by John Bishop
Reviews of The Other Shoe: The Music of Gregg Hill
Jazz Weekly (George W Harris)
Co-producer Gregg Hill has his compositions interpreted by the bold trombonist Michael Dease and the team of Virginal MacDonald/cl, Geoffrey Keezer-Luther Alison/p, Liany Mateo/b Colleen Clark/dr and a handful of guests. The addition of MacDonald's clarinet makes for rich ideas, as she's featured on the quirky "Wake Up Call" and her vibrato seduces ...
