A drummer first, but a bandleader foremost, Brandon Sanders leads his urbane, hard-swinging quartet on his third solo album, 2025’s Lasting Impression. Once again working with producer and fellow drummer Willie Jones III, Sanders has delivered what feels like the third in a trilogy of albums that began with 2023’s Compton’s Finest and continued with 2024’s The Tables Will Turn, astutely executed acoustic productions that evoke the classic Blue Note LPs of the 1960s. Although his band lineup has shifted slightly over the three albums, one constant has been vibraphonist Warren Wolf, a star in his own right, whose rounded, bop-infused lines smartly evoke the sound of masters like Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson. His presence here adds a distinctive…

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