Hype’s a dangerous thing, especially for a new artist, but trumpeter Dave Adewumi doesn’t disappoint on his debut outing, captured live at Ornithology in Brooklyn in July 2024. Testifying to the glowing endorsements he’s received from Jason Moran, Mary Halvorson, and others are the musicians joining him on the set, vibraphonist Joel Ross, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Marcus Gilmore. Adewumi couldn’t have asked for better partners, all three first-call players with solid careers of their own. His horn’s all over the date, Adewumi’s assertive attack making good on Moran’s description of him as a player of “fearless charm and reckless rigour.”
It might appear as if Adewumi’s suddenly arrived, but in fact he’s been steadily…