Frank Kimbrough

Frank Kimbrough – Solstice (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · February 5, 2023 · Comments off

Frank Kimbrough counts among a handful of New York-based pianists who have been re ning and expanding the language of ensemble playing over the last few decades (this November he marks 35 years in New York and his sixtieth birthday). Declared a “a near-visionary whose piano-improvising, composing, and band-leading skills seek out the dark corners of untrod jazz terrain” by The New Yorker, Kimbrough is noted for his exquisite ensemble, trio and solo recordings as well as his duo work with Lee Konitz, Scott Robinson, Joe Locke and Paul Bley, his work as a sideman in Dewey Redman’s quartet, and his long-term involvement with the Jazz Composers Collective and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. On Solstice, acclaimed players and longtime musical companions, bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Jeff Hirsh eld join Frank to explore the music of some of the jazz masters who have left a personal imprint on his life.

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Frank Kimbrough – Monk’s Dreams: The Complete Compositions Of Thelonious Sphere Monk (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · February 5, 2023 · Comments off

The genius of pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is unassailable. Since his death in 1982, he has become recognized as one of the greatest composers of jazz – and of the wider world of music. The year 2017 was the centennial of Monk’s birth, and brought scores of tributes, including a well-received stay of pianist Frank Kimbrough’s quartet at the Jazz Standard club in New York City.

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Frank Kimbrough – Ancestors (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · October 11, 2022 · Comments off

It is hard to listen to a posthumous released recording without reflecting on what the world has lost in their absence. Pianist and composer Frank Kimbrough was an individual who was beloved by all who knew him. A true musician’s musician and mentor to many, Kimbrough’s legacy lives on in his work and the lives that he touched. His passing in 2020 has left a hole in the heart of the jazz world.

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Frank Kimbrough – Lullabluebye – Play (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · October 2, 2022 · Comments off

Frank Kimbrough has been a brilliant and often-overlooked pianist on the scene for more than 30 years. His brilliance is right there in the music, no great mystery. His overlooked-ness is a bit more puzzling, but also less of an issue now than it was earlier in his career.

For his 2004 album Lullabluebye, Kimbrough enlisted two fellow members of the JCC, bassist Ben Allison and drummer Matt Wilson. It’s a program of evocative originals, and to my ear a creative breakthrough for Kimbrough as an artist and bandleader. He has released several excellent albums since then, including a gem of a solo piano recital titled Air. But I picked Lullabluebye because of its pivotal quality — the way in which it encapsulates a state of elegant imperfection that Kimbrough sees as critical.

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