Craig Wuepper - Leaps And Bounds (2013)

Drummer Craig Wuepper follows up his superb 2001 debut, The Returnsman, with his equally as compelling sophomore effort, Leaps and Bounds. A New York-based jazz drummer, Wuepper composed all of the material here save for a version of Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You" and an intimate, Latin-infused version of "My One and Only Love." Joining Wuepper is a veritable who's who of acoustic jazz, including trumpeter Jim Rotondi, tenor saxophonist David Schnitter, pianist David Hazeltine, and bassist Dennis Irwin. The result of Wuepper's efforts is a thoughtful, urbane, and swinging album of straight-ahead jazz.

Tracklist:

01 - Earsight
02 - We Can Still Do That
03 - Left Foot Right Foot
04 - I Concentrate On You
05 - Keepsake
06 - Under The Stairwell
07 - My One And Only Love
08 - The Misfit
09 - Until Next Time

Personnel:

Craig Wuepper (drums);
David Schnitter (tenor saxophone);
Jim Rotondi (trumpet); David Hazeltine (piano);
Dennis Irwin (upright bass).