Theo Hill – Reality Check (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Theo Hill – Reality Check (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 54:47 minutes | 1,05 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Posi-Tone Records

We really love the music of Theo Hill more and more with each new record – and here, the pianist is working in a quartet with Joel Ross on vibe – a player who makes a perfect partner for his music! Both Hill and Ross have this open sense of sound and timing – often using the spaces between the notes as much as the notes themselves – even when things are moving at a more full-on level, which they do often – thanks to contributions from Rashaan Carter on bass and Mark Whitfield on drums! Yet it’s the sonic interplay between the vibes and keys that really blow us away – maybe especially at the few points when Theo picks up Fender Rhodes, and balances out the record with even more warmth next to his acoustic tracks. Titles include a version of the Stevie Wonder classic “Superwoman” – plus originals “Guardians Of Light”, “Afrofuturism”, “Scene Changes”, “Mantra”, “Swell”, and “Song Of The Wind”.

Tracklist:
01. Theo Hill – Blue Poles (05:49)
02. Theo Hill – Swell (04:05)
03. Theo Hill – Guardians Of Light (05:32)
04. Theo Hill – Afrofuturism (07:30)
05. Theo Hill – Scene Changes (03:34)
06. Theo Hill – Mantra (06:36)
07. Theo Hill – Superwoman (04:07)
08. Theo Hill – Aquanaut (05:59)
09. Theo Hill – Pressing The Issue (06:25)
10. Theo Hill – Song Of The Wind (05:05)

Personnel:
Theo Hill (p)
Joel Ross (vib)
Rashaan Carter (b)
Mark Whitfield Jr. (ds)

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