Ted Nash - Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-cola (CD)

Two-time Grammy winning composer and saxophonist Ted Nash releases his first live recording in over 25 years. Known for his larger works (Presidential Suite, Chakra, Portrait in Seven Shades) this much anticipated release provides an opportunity for Nash to share his improvisational side. His inspired solos are impassioned andinteractive. On this album he finds new areas of expression that will excite and move you. Ted Nash - alto sax, clarinet, flute & piccolo, Warren Wolf - vibraphone, Gary Versace - piano, Rufus Reid - bass and Matt Wilson on drums. "These three nights at Dizzy's were electric for me. I think you'll hear in it the combination of great players, with history letting loose on music that has grown with me over the course of my career. On thisalbum we share not just a night of music but the history of collaboration. This performance was also a chance to revisit acouple original compositions in an entirely new context, and re-explore music by some of my favorite composers." - Ted Nash"Nash is the most compelling soloist - bracingly melodic while keenly aware of harmonic possibilities." - Village Voice"Excellence in jazz is all about the freedom to musically explore with an open mind and heart to ultimately find one's voice... Ted Nashachieves that plateau of performance." - Billboard Magazine