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Ron Blake – Tenor Sax
Kenny Davis – Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
Orrin Evans – Keyboards
Tia Fuller – Alto Sax, Flute
Andre Hayward – Trombone
Sean Jones – Trumpet
Mulgrew Miller – Piano
Corey Rawls – Drums (7~12)
Walter Smith III – Tenor Sax
E.J. Strickland – Drums (1~6)
Trumpeter Sean Jones certainly covers a great deal of musical ground on Gemini. The music ranges from the hard boppish "In Her Honor," a hint of 1960s lyrical Freddie Hubbard on "Rain of Patience," and the medium-tempo "Blues for Matt B." to some more electronic, funky, and even fusionish selections.
A major event in that evolution occurred when he chose to step down from his longtime position as Lead Trumpeter of the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra in 2010. But touring with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock’s Tribute To Miles the following year made a truly profound impact on his personal journey. Celebrating his 10th anniversary with Mack Avenue Records, internationally acclaimed composer/trumpeter Sean Jones views his 7th album, im•pro•vise (never before seen), as “a reintroduction of who I am.” Although he has clearly established himself as a formidable leader through recordings and live performances, this album reflects his “conscious decision to approach this latest step in my artistic evolution as a trumpet player, a composer and a leader.”