Up until recently, the consummate drummer Joe Farnsworth was primarily known as a traditionalist. Yet, he has expanded his palette to include younger musicians with a bent toward the contemporary and improvisation.
His latest, and arguably his best album as a leader, The Big Room, deftly balances both of these tendencies with an intergenerational group of players/composers. They are trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, saxophonist Sarah Hanrahan, vibraphonist Joel Ross, pianist Emmett Cohen, and bassist Yasushi Nakamura, with all but Nakamura contributing compositions at Farnsworth’s request.
Farnsworth boasts a resume the envy of many, having played with numerous greats, including Harold Mabern, McCoy Tyner, and…
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