Product Description

Human Qualities is the follow-up to the 2020 debut, New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60. This recording brings back the 17 members of the progressive New York big band. Unlike New Shoes, which offers a thematic focus on Kind of Blue, Human Qualities features seven Jon Schapiro originals and one arrangement - featuring a powerhouse rhythm section, fiercely swinging ensembles, and sterling solo work.

Review

''... innovative and inspired...''

Midwest Record

''...ensemble is powered by a first-rate rhythm section...Schapiro's writing is what really does the trick, fleshing out his ideas through lean, deftly coloristic ensemble passages that manage to convey small-band dynamics with a big-band toolkit...''

J.D. Considine
DOWNBEAT

''...fresh sounding, truly original way...''

Willard Manus --Lively Arts