Gregory Tardy - With Songs Of Joy (2015)

Saxophonist and composer Gregory Tardy emerged from the highly productive and creative jazz scene of the 90s and has established himself "as one of the most important saxophonists of his generation." (Matthew Miller, All About Jazz). The quintet he leads on 'With Songs of Joy' includes Philip Dizack on trumpet and drummer Jaimeo Brown, who shot to fame with his 2013 album 'Transcendence' on Motema.

The music Gregory Tardy composes and performs is filled with devotional texture and emotion. The strength of his music and performance reaches out to the vast range of people regardless of their spiritual background, as it is the case with this his eighth release on SteepleChase.

"He sounds as if he's physically wresting new possibilities and beauty…It's moments such as these that invoke the combination of faith-infused yearning and hard-won triumph that is at the heart of the best spiritually inspired improvisational music." - Carlo Wolff, JazzTimes on 'The Strongest Love'

Tracklist:

01. I Need Thee Every Hour 03:06
02. The Law Of Biogenesis 05:56
03. Darn That Dream 05:26
04. Precious Abby 06:23
05. The Narrow Door 03:42
06. The Myth Of Privacy 06:21
07. Song For Joshua 05:32
08. Ancient Of Days 06:34
09. The Ebenezer Stone 06:10
10. At Last 06:33
11. Lil' Patient One 06:59
12. The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power 03:45

Personnel:

Gregory Tardy - tenor saxophone
Philip Dizack - trumpet
John Chin - piano
Sean Conly - bass
Jaimeo Brown - drums