Alexander Bryson has embraced the classic piano trio format with his debut recording for Hard Bop Records. Now in his mid-thirties, Bryson honed his craft during an extended period in New York studying and working with some of the Big Apple’s finest jazz musicians. Relocating to London, Bryson teamed up with bassist Jeremy Brown and drummer Matt Fishwick to record a straight ahead, swinging selection of numbers ranging from Lee Morgan’s Mogie to Neal Hefti’s Li’l Darlin’.
Recorded in 2019 and released in 2021, the CD comprises eight tracks spanning some fifty two minutes’ playing time. Bryson isn’t attempting to reinvent the jazz wheel and the album is all the better for it. www.hardboprecords.com. Russell
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