Alessi, Ralph
ECM, 2023, CD
Instrument: Trumpet
Issue: 29.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 3
Sound: 5
Score: 81
O’s Notes: Trumpeter Ralph Alessi leads the charge with pianist Florian Weber, bassist Bänz Oester, and drummer Gerry Hemingway. It’s Always Now is a reflective set of original compositions with excellent recording quality. Our favorite selections are “Migratory Party”, “Residue”, “The Shadow Side”, and “Everything Mirrors Everything” in a set of mellow fusion that occasionally drifts into free space.
Publicist: D. L. Media
