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Generations

by Steve Turre

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    CD in 8-panel digipak album that includes liner notes by A. Scott Galloway, artwork by Ramsess and original photography by Anna Yatskevich. Also includes digital download of entire album.

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Flower Power 08:29
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Good People 06:54
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Sweet Dreams 06:04
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Resistance 08:04

about

“His latest album is rich with knowledge and alive with flame.”
— Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes

There is an elegiac/nostalgic dimension to this impressive album from trombonist Steve Turre…As a composer, Turre displays a wide command of jazz genres…As a player, he boasts a robust open horn on hardbop, blues, and Latin-oriented tracks.
— George Kanzler, The New York City Jazz Record

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Steve Turre was passed the jazz torch early in his career by some of the music’s greatest masters – Art Blakey, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Woody Shaw, and Ray Charles, among others. In recent years he’s kindled the same flame in a younger crop of rising stars. On his new album, Generations, Turre brings the eras together, inviting still-vital legends to join a gifted band of rising stars to pay tribute to the elders who have helped shape his sound.

GENERATIONS features players including the trombonist’s own son, drummer Orion Turre, as well as trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr., whose late father was a close friend and collaborator of Turre’s. In addition, the youthful core band includes pianist Isaiah J. Thompson and bassist Corcoran Holt.

Over the course of the album, this stellar group is joined by saxophonist James Carter, guitarists Ed Cherry and Andy Bassford, keyboardist Trevor Watkis, bassists Buster Williams and Derrick Barnett, drummers Lenny White and Karl Wright, and percussionist Pedrito Martinez.

“There's a balance between youth and age,” Turre says, “Age brings wisdom and knowledge, and youth brings enthusiasm and energy. Playing with each of them stretches me in a different way. The elders stretch me in ways of wisdom, but the youngsters fire it up. All of that is inspiring.”

That inspiration bears fruit in one of the most scintillating and eclectic recordings of Turre’s storied career. “I always like to play with musicians that challenge me,” Turre concludes. “So, coming up, I would usually play with people older than me. My challenge now comes from the youthful energy of the younger players. Jazz is not dead!”

credits

released September 16, 2022

Steve Turre - trombone & shells (7)
Wallace Roney Jr. - trumpet (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10) flugel (8)
Emilio Modeste - tenor & soprano sax (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
James Carter - tenor saxophone (9)
Ed Cherry - guitar (3)
Isaiah J. Thompson - piano
Corcoran Holt, bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Buster Williams, bass (3, 4, 8, 9)
Orion Turre - drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10)
Lenny White - drums (3, 7, 8)
Pedrito Martinez, percussion (4, 6, 8)
Andy Bassford, guitar (5)
Trevor Watkis, Rhodes (5)
Derek Barnett - electric bass (5)
Karl Wright, drums (5)

Recorded on March 29, 2022
at Sear Sound, Studio C, New York City

Produced by Paul Stache & Damon Smith
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Chris Allen
Assistant Engineer: Steven Sacco
Cover Art by Ramsess
Photography by Anna Yatskevich
Design by Damon Smith & Paul Stache

Executive Producers: Paul Stache & Molly Johnson

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Steve Turre New York, New York

One of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators, Steve Turre has consistently topped readers and critics polls for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrument (sea shells.) Turre, originally from the San Francisco Bay area where he absorbed mariachi, blues and jazz, embodies the fire, soul, and adventurous spirits of three important mentors: Art Blakey, Ray Charles and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. ... more

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