Ron Oswanski - December's Moon (2013)

2013 debut album from the Jazz keyboardist featuring heavyweights such as guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist John Patitucci, drummer Clarence Penn, and saxophonist Tim Ries, who produced the project. Though Ron Oswanski is one of the most prodigious Hammond B3 players on a Jazz scene rife with rising organ talent, he's just starting to introduce himself as a force in his own right. Also an accomplished accordion player, Oswanski has forged a lithe, lyrical and rhythmically charged contemporary sound steeped in the B3's earthy roots but informed by Post-Bop developments. With his finely calibrated sense of dynamics and expansive harmonic palette, he can burn with the best of them, and then slow things down for an exquisitely crafted ballad. He showcases his multifaceted sensibility on December's Moon.

Tracklist:

1. White Meadow (6:08)
2. Solo Por Unida (3:25)
3. December's Moon (5:26)
4. Ukrania Polka (5:23)
5. Mercury Retrograde (7:16)
6. The Rain Song (7:55)
7. Sleeping Beauty (5:08)
8. 80-80-8 (6:37)
9. Milk of the Moon (5:46)
10. Standard Title (5:38)
11. Kayak (6:07)
12. Evanessence (4:53)

Personnel:

Ron Oswanski - hammond B3, piano, accordion;
John Abercrombie - electric guitar;
Tim Ries - soprano & tenor saxophone;
Jay Azzolina - acoustic & electric guitar;
John Patitucci - acoustic & electric bass;
Clarence Penn - drums, percussion;
Ian Froman - drums.