School of Tristano 4

Regular price $22.99
Label
SteepleChase
Release Date
November 21, 2025
Format
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Eric Rasmussen, Nate Radley, Dave Ambrosio, Mark Ferber
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 21, 2025
    • UPC
      716043199228
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SCCD 31992
    • LABEL
      SteepleChase
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE

Twenty years after their acclaimed trilogy, Eric Rasmussen and his long-standing quartet return with School of Tristano 4-a revelatory deep dive into the compositions and aesthetics of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, and Warne Marsh, paired with striking originals. Drawing from decades of study, stage experience, and personal connection, Rasmussen's quartet reinvents this rich, often-underrepresented repertoire with stunning clarity, warmth, and spontaneity. While the album brims with telepathic interplay and ensemble finesse, Rasmussen's alto saxophone sings with a personal voice, never imitative, always rooted in the language of deep jazz tradition but reaching forward. Guitarist Nate Radley, bassist Dave Ambrosio, and drummer Mark Ferber bring unmatched sensitivity, groove, and lyrical depth. School of Tristano 4 offers both serious jazz heads and adventurous listeners a fresh insight into classic modernist repertoire-an album that resonates with the spirit of Tristano while speaking entirely in the quartet's own voice.