Jones, Rico
Giant Step Arts, 2025, CD
Instrument: Saxophone
Issue: 31.4
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 76
O’s Notes: Bloodlines is the debut recording for saxophonist, composer Rico Jones. He leads a quartet with Max Light (g), Joe Martin (b), and Nasheet Waits (d). The opening suite is jazz fusion with spiritual, symphonic, and provocative notes. “Judgement and Absolution” and “Across Time” are notable. Jones is warm and passionate on the closer “The Voice of God Shines Brightly on My Heart”.
Publicist: Braithwaite & Katz
