Tom Vincent - Blues in America (Independent release - tomvincent.com.au)

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Tom Vincent is a jazz pianist, arranger and composer based in Hobart and is one of Australia’s most innovative improvising musicians. Among his career highlights is touring with saxophonist Branford Marsalis as support act and now on his eighth album to date he has finally recorded with him. Along with members from his trio expanded into a quartet, Alf Jackson on drums and Leigh Barker on double bass, he has added ex-patriot now New York bassist Matt Clohesy on two tracks and the legendary saxophonist Marsalis on three. Recorded in two locations in America the album is pure musical harmony delivering much more than just a characteristic piano trio album. The ensemble swings heartily from a blues-based axis that serves as a durable foundation for Vincent’s harmonic and rhythmic forays. The title track featuring Marsalis’s deftly played, technically superb soprano saxophone, is the only original composition by Vincent. It sits comfortably alongside the expertly selected all time classics A Beautiful Friendship, Autumn in New York, Sweet Georgia Brown and a stellar version of Indiana that would put a smile on the face of the great Earl Hines. The recording of Blues in America is a significant achievement for a pianist that has set a high bar in musical achievement long ago and one who is at the top of his game

Barry O’Sullivan