Mike McGinnis, Elias Bailey & Vinnie Sperrazza – Time Is Thicker (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 42:47 minutes | 791 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Open Stream Music
Clarinetist Mike McGinnis takes a page from Benny Goodman in leading a trio (albeit different in formation than the original) with bassist Elias Bailey and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza mixing swing, standards and beyond on this accessible and enjoyable outing. McGinnis has a warm and woody tone, sticking to a lower register most of the time as on the loose bopper “Get In The Car” and the warm “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”. Some fun drums and clapping get into a groove on a read of “Tin Tin Deo” with spaciousness in a blue haze on “Welcome Home” and dreamy on “Agnegation”. Clear and starry nights of sound.
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