Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Passion Reverence Transcendence (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Passion Reverence Transcendence (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:29 minutes | 1,63 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Whaling City Sound

Pianist Benito Gonzalez, drummer Gerry Gibbs and bassist Essiet Okon Essiet assemble to tackle the music of McCoy Tyner. The result is a beautifully played, unequivocal triumph of sound and spirit, on which the trio embraces the the spirit of Tyner without succumbing to cliches.

The title says it all. Pianist Benito Gonzalez, drummer Gerry Gibbs and bassist Essiet Okon Essiet assemble to tackle the music of McCoy Tyner. The result is a beautifully played, unequivocal triumph of sound and spirit. The trio, Gonzalez, Gibbs and Essiet, have a blast with this material. Gibbs charges into it with brawn, while Gonzalez interprets Tyner aggressively, passionately, with modern flourishes and a driving style. Essiet is intriguing to say the least, in a support role, diving into a blend of traditional, contemporary and fusion lines that push the arrangements into some truly dazzling areas. It is all ridiculously high energy. Gonzalez takes control on the rapturous “Naima”; Gibbs and Essiet drive the opening tunes, “Fly With the Wind” and the subsequent track, “Just Feelin’.” Together, the trio embraces the elan, the spirit of Tyner, without succumbing to cliches. The material sings, thanks to the high energy performances you’d expect from each of these musicians. They’ve proven themselves on their independent projects, and they prove themselves as a trio on Passion Reverence Transcendence.

Tracklist:

1-1. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Fly With the Wind (06:37)
1-2. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Just Feelin’ (06:30)
1-3. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Rotunda (06:01)
1-4. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Festival in Bahia (08:15)
1-5. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Blues On The Corner: Blues on the Corner (06:29)
1-6. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – The Greeting (06:34)
1-7. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – You Taught My Heart to Sing (03:35)
1-8. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Atlantis (06:11)
1-9. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Inner Glimpse (05:08)
1-10. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Naima (03:43)
1-11. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Tyner – Trane Express (05:25)
1-12. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Between Friends (05:45)
1-13. Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs, Essiet Okon Essiet – Brazilian Girls (07:10)

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