A triumph over adversity is perhaps a good way to describe Lost and Found, Vance Thompson's first album as a leader in over 10 years. A Grammy nominated trumpet player his career had seemingly come to an end when the effects of a neurological disorder, Focal Dystonia, made trumpet playing at the high level he was used to no longer attainable.
Not to be outdone he transferred his widely recognised jazz chops to the vibraphone, the result being this delightful album of swinging modern jazz.
An album that brings together five top musicians who seemingly think as one and despite three of them playing chordal instruments the harmonies don't clash.
Six Thompson originals plus Donald Brown's My Three Suns, Chick Corea's Bud Powell and Harold Arlen's good old good one Over the Rainbow. The latter tune, laid back and reflective, is a bit like MJQ with feeling.
Available Jan. 16 via usual suspects. Lance
Tell it Like it is; The Thread of All Sorrows; Mixed Feeling; Sleight of Hand; Bud Powell; The Ladies at Rose Cottage;My Three Suns; Over the Rainbow
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