Blanton, Tyler
Ottimo Music, 2014, CD
Instrument: Vibes
Issue: 20.3
Jazz Ruler Type: 
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 
O’s Notes: Vibraphonist Tyler Blanton assembles a quartet with Donny McCaslin (sax), Nate Wood (d) and Matt Clohesy (b). The music is all new by Blanton and it is a sophisticated fusion groove. “Never Sleeps” is a welcoming up-tempo opener in a set of only six selections that ends with a peaceful, passionate “Breaking Through The Clouds”. The tunes are well developed and presented in an open sound stage allowing full appreciation of temper and pace. This is especially true on “Tunnels”, the nearly 14 minute gem of the set.
Publicist: Braithwaite & Katz
