Grant Stewart - Young at Heart (CD)

Grant Stewart, whose 2007 debut (In the Still of the Night) garnered rave reviews, returns for his sophomore Sharp Nine session with "Young at Heart" - another outstanding quartet affair. Supported by a first rate rhythm section led by bebop master Tardo Hammer, Stewart brings his huge tenor sound and boundless enthusiasm for melody and swing to bear on a diverse selection of six standards and two originals. From heart rendering ballads "You're My Thrill" and Jobim's "Modinha" to up-tempo ripper "Shades of Jackie Mac," Stewart is in complete control, expressing quicksilver ideas, emotion and rhythmic drive in classic hard bop fashion.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Young at Heart - Grant Stewart, Leigh, C
2. You're My Thrill - Grant Stewart, Clare, S
3. Roll on - Grant Stewart, Hope, Elmo
4. Shades of Jackie Mac - Grant Stewart, Stewart, Grant
5. Repetition - Grant Stewart, Hefti, Neal
6. Serenade to Sweden - Grant Stewart, Ellington, Duke
7. Modinha - Grant Stewart, Demoreas, V
8. Jet Stream - Grant Stewart, Bernstein, Peter