Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Karen Sharp - The Sun, The Moon and You (TRIO RECORDS March 1, 2018)



Karen Sharp returns with a long awaited second album on Trio Records featuring her now well established quartet of Dave Green, Niki Iles, and Steve Brown - a stella line-up indeed.

Following the same format as the critically aclaimed debut, the album featueres some Cole Porter as well as some more contemporay themes by Tom Harrel, Danny Zeitlin as well as originals by Karen and Nikki. The album also features a great version of Monk's Pannonica as well as the little heard, deceptively simple tune by bassist Ron Carter, Little Waltz.

Far from being a horn with accompanying trio, Karen's Quartet features each voice to its fullest without ever undermining the integrity of the group, with fine contributions by all.



1 - get out of town - cole porter 6.36
2 - the sun, the moon and you - tom harrell 6.04
3 - pannonica - thelonious monk 8.28
4 - the ford - karen sharp 6.40
5 - little waltz - ron carter 8.03
6 - all of you - cole porter 6.31
7 - iris - nikki iles 5.04
8 - quiet now - danny zeitlin 5.51
9 - night and day - cole porter 6.41
10 - terminus - karen sharp 5.08

Karen Sharp on saxes
Nikki Iles on piano
Dave Green on bass
Steve Brown on drums