The Lounge Art Ensemble – “Lava Jazz”

Description

The Lounge Art Ensemble, which consists of Bob Sheppard (saxophones), Dave Carpenter (electric and acoustic bass) and Peter Erskine (playing a cocktail drumset for the entire recording), is dedicated to playing Modern American Music in the horn trio format. “Lava Jazz” celebrates the spirit of American song and swing in this refreshing set of original compositions that pays homage to beloved jazz standards. It’s Cool. It’s Hip. It’s Hot. It’s “Lava Jazz.”

Zan Stewart writes: “Lava Jazz offers (albeit a tad tongue-in-cheek, given its lounge affiliation) another superlative view of the saxophone-bass-drums trio, one of the most exciting and full-of-potential ensembles in modern jazz. Peter Erskine, Bob Sheppard and Dave Carpenter have definitely fulfilled that potential, delivering a series of performances that will enliven the ears of jazz fans, and might, who knows, grab one or two lounge lizards as well… These are players worth hearing.”

Track Listing

1. Pesos
2. It Already Happened
3. Cat and Kittens
4. Jung at Heart
5. I Hear a Rap CD
6. Twelve
7. You Stepped In
8. Journey to the Center of the Blues
9. Pretty Toes
10. Jazz Marines
11. Five Z’s
12. Drizzle