It was Ferber who chose the musicians - all first call players in the jazz capital of the world and they handle Lee's compositions effectively expressing the thoughts that inspired each one (follow the Bandcamp link below to pick up on those thoughts as well as to check out the music).
Gimmick: Solos by Ellis on tenor, contemporary cool. Fine piano from Lee. Hoenig on drums, a modern post-bop sound.
Suspicion: A chamber music setting featuring the string quartet with some interjections on bass clarinet from Ellis. Lee sits this one out.
5.19: More strings, delicate piano, almost Bill Evans, Ellis moves to Bb clarinet.
Narcissism: Ferber on trombone, Le Boeuf on alto and the composer on piano who remarks in her notes that whilst people who post on social media seem happy the ones she sees on the subway don't look happy at all!
Mr Weird: A swingy Basie/Woody type number based around people Eunmi observes in Washington Square Park. Le Boeuf flying high.
Wavelength: Is a quartet track that has the pianist at her most sensitive.
Azure: Described as the colour of her heart. Gomes on guitar paints his own picture with horns and strings adding further pastel shades.
Check it out on BANDCAMP Lance
Eunmi Lee (piano); Vinicius Gomes (guitar); Matt Clohesy (bass); Ari Hoenig (drums) + Tony Kadleck (trumpet tk 5); Alan Ferber (trombone tks 1,4,5,7); Jon Gordon (sop/alto sax tks 5,7); Remy Le Boeuf (alto/bari sax tks 4,5,7); John Ellis (tenor sax/clarinet/bass clarinet tks 1,2,3,5,7); Joyce Hammann (violin tks 2,3,7); Meg Okura (violin tk 3); Lois Martin (viola tks 2,3,7); Maria Jeffers (cello tk 2), Jody Redhage (cello tk 3).
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