Flatbed Buggy

Name: Flatbed Buggy
Brand: Rudy Royston
SKU: CDGRE1065
Price: 12.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Cat No: CDGRE1065

Release Date: 02 November 2018

Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 186980000657

Description
Rudy Royston, first-call drummer with Bill Frisell, JD Allen, Dave Douglas and a host of other jazz greats, has honed a thoroughly engaging voice as a composer and bandleader with his compelling debut 303 (2014) and the raw and bracing trio follow-up Rise of Orion (2016). Flatbed Buggy, his third album as a bandleader, is rich in tonal contrast and mood yet steeped in the supple, enduring swing and groove that has driven his writing and playing from the start. Royston leads a compact, almost chamber-like quintet featuring Gary Versace (accordion), John Ellis (woodwinds), Hank Roberts (cello) and Joe Martin (bass). Theres an endless amount to discover: the melodic development and final triumphant letting-loose of the opening Soul Train; the hint of New Orleans rhythm in Flatbed Buggy; the picture of innocence in a young child twirling, on Twirler, with a startlingly brilliant tempo shift into slow swing; or the fast, twisty theme and saxophone showcase of Bobble Head.
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