Bassist Clovis Nicolas plays with the building blocks of jazz on his 2026 trio album Blues in Blueprint. Named after the Duke Ellington song covered here, the album finds the French-born/New York-based instrumentalist exploring the varied harmonic, textural, and structural possibilities of the blues; the musical form from which jazz (not to mention most popular music) is built upon.
Joining him are two veteran New York luminaries in pianist Larry Goldings and drummer Carl Allen. Together, they each bring a deep wealth of experience to the album which, while showcasing Nicolas, is imbued with a deep sense of collaborative group camaraderie.
They open fittingly with “Old Stack O’Lee Blues,” a relaxed midtempo number whose origin…

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