Seen on the Scene

Rich toned trumpeter Jared Hall mixes his own tunes with that of bop master composer Tadd Dameron with his team of Vincent Herring/as, John Hansen/p, Michael Glynn/b and Matt Jorgensen/dr. It's a good call to delve into the underrated Dameron songbook, with two takes of "If You Could See Me Now" featuring sublime conversations between Hall and Hansen. A Latinized "Mating Call" has Herring searing over the pulsations, and a read of the cinema piece "Theme From Love Story" is a loose and mellow affair introduced by Glynn. Hall gives some rich work on the post modern title tune and lurks darkly around Hansen on the dramatic "Farewell". Original lacquer on the brass.