Stephen Martin - High PlainsStephen Martin may be fond of a specific jazz segment from the past, but he knows how to frame it in the right way and immediately gives it a contemporary twist. He does that completely in the vein of Mark Turner and Chris Potter. A powerful and especially promising debut full of auditory fireworks. Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo, Belgium. Full of inspired, fiery conviction, saxophonist Stephen Martin channels the Kansas City jazz ecosystem that

Either way it will have you stoked out and wanting more

including the renowned albums 'Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot' and 'Good Morning Spider' in the '90s

Gowdy's sensibility and sound palette gets deeper and dirtier

But before he can help

Howard has returned to find his first love - singing

you'd be hard-pressed to tell it from a Yamaha APX

a Norwegian sea captain who just before reaching home is blown off course by a violent storm

Both parts of this groundbreaking track have been lovingly restored and remastered for inclusion in the digital domain

Sharon Gannon and Divination

such as Don Byas

only previously available on a Masterpieces Kent CD

Grady Tate (drums)