Thomas Marriott - Constraints and Liberations [CD]

Entering a rich new phase of his dynamic career, trumpeter Thomas Marriott opens a dialogue with saxophonist Hans Teuber and the rhythm section of Gary Versace, Jeff Johnson and John Bishop, on a set of wide open original compositions filled with moody lyricism and a powerful group aesthetic. Unfolding harmonic and melodic intrique create a recording ripe for repeated listens with new revelations awaiting discovery. "... serious chops and a luxuriant trumpet sound... " Jazz Times"... I assumed he was an older journeyman, someone who had pared his style over the decades to the sweetest, fattest tones." David Dupont, Cadence.