Description
Sonic Paragon is a fantastic collaboration of the amazing drummer, Jay Lawrence, with many of the greatest jazz players on the scene today–John Patitucci, bass; Renee Rosnes, piano; Harry Allen, tenor saxophone; Terell Stafford, trumpet; Anthony Wilson, Yotam Silberstein, and Romero Lubambo, guitars! Do not miss this one!! Sonic: Sound waves traveling at about 761 miles per hour. Paragon: A shining example of excellence. Sonic Paragon is a quintessential paradigm of jazz music drawing from New York to New Orleans, Bop to Brazil, and Hip hop to Swing.
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Track Samples and Individual Track Purchase
- 01 Full Moon in Havana Jay Lawrence Buy 1:43
- 02 What'll I Do Jay Lawrence Buy 5:08
- 03 Vamonos Jay Lawrence Buy 7:32
- 04 Slide Jay Lawrence Buy 7:06
- 05 Maria Jay Lawrence Buy 5:38
- 06 Dayspring Jay Lawrence Buy 6:51
- 07 From Nadir to Zenith Jay Lawrence Buy 4:18
- 08 Sonic Paragon Jay Lawrence Buy 6:26
- 09 Tchoupitoulas Jay Lawrence Buy 5:16
- 10 Golden Ratio Jay Lawrence Buy 5:59
- 11 Crosstown Traffic Jay Lawrence Buy 4:41
- 12 My Winsome Consort Jay Lawrence Buy 5:39
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Drummer Jay Lawrence gathered together an impressive all-star group to perform swinging originals (all but one are his with one being co-written) and inventive versions of two standards and Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic” (turned into a straight ahead uptempo romp). The colorful music covers a variety of moods and tempos ranging from the rhythmically catchy “Tchoupitoulas” and the cheerful “My Winsome Consort” to an infectious modernized version of “Maria”. Among the most memorable moments are Renee Rosnes’ sly Monkish solo on “My Winsome Consort,” Terell Stafford’s riotous plunger mute chorus on “Slide,” Romero Lubambo pushing the rhythm on “Maria,” and the leader’s drum breaks on the Latinish “Vamonos”. Harry Allen’s tenor is a major part of the group’s sound throughout, the three guitarists each have spots to shine, and how can one beat John Patitucci on bass? Sonic Paragon is worthy of many listens; there is a lot to discover in this music. -Scott Yanow, Jazz Journalist/Historian and Author of 11 books
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This is terrific music! I listen over and over again!