Howell, Eli

D Clef Records, 2025, CD
Instrument: Trombone

Issue: 32.3

Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
O's Jazz Ruler

Performance: 4
Performance Chart

Sound: 3
Sound Chart

Score: 79
Score Chart

O’s Notes: Trombonist Eli Howell emerges from Michigan State University with his debut record Steps Taken. The core band is Sharel Cassity (sax), Xavier Davis (p), Rodney Whitaker (b), Ulysses Owens Jr (d), and Brian Lynch (t). Guest trombonist Wycliffe Gordon shines on “I Remember Al”. “A Clear Sky” features Thomas Noble (sax), Miki Hayama (p), Langston Kitchens (b) and Coleen Clark (d). We also enjoyed “One For Steve”, the fresh take on “Alone Together”, and “Reimagined”.

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Publicist: D. L. Media