David Weiss - Auteur (2024) [Hi-Res]

As a composer and bandleader, trumpeter David Weiss is dedicated to the proposition that there are still new stories to be told from within the bebop tradition. The several collaborative bands he's spearheaded over the last three decades—including the superband, The Cookers—are towering examples, but none more personal to his voice than this ongoing Sextet. With longtime collaborators saxophonist Myron Walden and drummer EJ Strickland, and newer musical partners such as tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover and pianist David Bryant, Weiss creates expansive harmonic and rhythmic frameworks for the group to explore and summit. Intriguing melodies and virtuosic solos highlight this set of five originals, along with compositions from Freddie Hubbard and Slide Hampton.

"...innovating while drawing from tradition...creating a powerful, propulsive force."
JazzTimes

David Weiss - trumpet
Myron Walden - alto sax
Nicole Glover - tenor sax
David Bryant - piano
Eric Wheeler - bass
E.J. Strickland - drums