Guitar Groove 75597905977 Ayepee and Apollo with cuts

Ayepee and Apollo with cuts by Jazz T

” Zartir was recorded in Yerevan in 2021 and mixed and completed in Munich in November 2022 by Manfred Eicher and Levon Eskenian

Drummer Gard Nilssen’s ECM leader debut follows acclaimed recordings for the label with the Maciej Obara Quartet and with Mathias Eick

CK's gumbo style blends ferocious group improvisations with punchy production and visceral lyricism

The quartet’s chemistry and the sublime quality of the music recorded belie the numerous complications that occurred prior to the session

Guitar Groove 75597905977 Ayepee and Apollo with cutsIn 1960, Belgian guitarist Ren Thomas (1926 1975) had his much anticipated leader debut in the US with the album Guitar Groove. He had appeared on record before, on Toshiko Akiyoshi's United Notions (included here as a bonus) and on Sonny Rollins' Big Brass, but Guitar Groove was a more informal encounter.