Format Details:
Release Date: 27 October 2023
Label: Savant Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 633842221120
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Format Details:
Release Date: 27 October 2023
Label: Savant Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 633842221120
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
The only thing drummer Brandon Sanders has to prove on 'Compton's Finest', is his musicality, here making his recording after being a successful, professional musician for nearly three decades, Sanders is past the youthful need for flashy pomp and circumstance. He instead focuses on serving the material - and supporting an ace roster of bandmates that includes vibraphonist Warren Wolf, tenor saxophonist Chris Lewis, pianist Keith Brown, and bassist Eric Wheeler - with taste and maturity.
Based in New York, Sanders grew up in Compton, California - the famously troubled Los Angles suburb. The title of the album is in the spirit of celebrating rather than denigrating the drummer's hometown. Between the lively, genial readings of the standards, the melodic soul of Sanders's two originals, or the masterful vocals from special guest Jazzmeia Horn on Stevie Wonder's "I Can't Help It" and Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood," Sanders' maiden voyage on record is a serious accomplishment.
Brandon Sanders: drums
Jazzmeia Horn: vocals (tracks 3 & 7)
Keith Brown: piano
Chris Lewis: tenor saxophone
Warren Wolf: vibraphone
Eric Wheeler: bass
Tracklisting
Alan Broadbent Trio
Denise Donatelli
Conrad Herwig
Bill O'Connell
Mike LeDonne
Jim Snidero
Jerry Bergonzi
Richard Baratta
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Jiem
Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha
Tom Green Septet
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra
Elaine Delmar
Ross McHenry