Eternal Journey

About the Artist Mack Avenue, a label that has in recent times released rewarding sets by veterans Gerald Wilson, Terry Gibbs, and Oscar Castro-Neves, introduces an exciting new talent with the release of "Eternal Journey" from trumpeter Sean Jones. At 25, Jones has a mature style, a warm tone, an ability to caress ballads, a fertile imagination and a forward-looking approach. For "Eternal Journey," he staffed his quintet with brilliant musicians. "Tia Fuller has a lot of passion and feeling in her playing," says the trumpeter. "She can play both soprano sax and flute as well as great alto sax. Ralph Peterson was a professor at Rutgers when I was there and is a great mentor who has helped me a lot. In my opinion, he is one of the best drummers in the world. Charles Fambrough is another mentor and he gave me my first featured spot on records, on ‘Zanzibar Blue.’ He has long been a father figure to me. Mulgrew Miller is a legend and it has always been a dream of mine to record with him. I played with Orrin Evans, who is on piano here, while with Ralph Peterson’s band. I love his soul and his swing." The two young horn players and the all-star veteran rhythm section perform five Sean Jones originals, and two originals by Tia Fuller, as well as several lyrical trumpet-piano duet interpretations of standards. "What I wanted to do with this album is perform music that people could relate to and would touch them. A lot of musicians nowadays write music for selfish reasons, for the sake of being cool and hip. As a musician, I believe that it is my purpose and my calling to reach out to people and let them know that this music is for them. I wanted to show many sides to life and a wide variety of emotions in my music." Sean Jones, who grew up in Warren, Ohio, heard, sang and played music in church from an early age. He started playing trumpet in the fifth grade, became turned on to jazz through Miles Davis’ "Kind Of Blue," and performed both gospel and classical music while in high school. "I knew by that time that I wanted to try to be a professional musician. In high school I started getting jazz gigs in Cleveland, Ohio at the Bop Stop and I played with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Since then, many musicians have been my angels and encouraged me. Professor William Fielder of Rutgers, an unbelievable person and musician, changed my concept of playing the trumpet. Ralph Peterson, Charles Fambrough, Gerald Wilson, Jon Faddis and Wynton Marsalis have been among those who have inspired and helped me." Jones earned a degree in classical trumpet performance from Youngstown State University and has since gained his masters from Rutgers University. He teaches at Duquesne University and thus far in his career has worked with the Chico O’Farrill Orchestra, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, the Illinois Jacquet big band, the Louis Armstrong Legacy Band, Charles Fambrough (being featured on the bassist’s "Live At Zanzibar Blue"), Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell, Jon Faddis, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, altoist Brad Leali and the International Jazz Quintet, in addition to leading his own groups. "What I particularly love about jazz is the level of creativity and freedom which I think is unmatched in any other music. With jazz you can almost go wherever you feel like going, no matter what the structure. The freedom in jazz is confined, unspoken structures that we need to adhere to, as in life." Now with the release of "Eternal Journey," Sean Jones is more than ready to make an impact on jazz and the music world. "I want the music that is within me to make people feel good. I believe that God gave me that gift and it is my obligation to use it to make other people happy through my music." Product Description Trumpeter Sean Jones has won numerous awards including the Downbeat 2000 Jazz on Campus Award and Downbeat Noteable Performance Award 2001. Performing with Mulgrew Miller, Ralph Peterson, and Charles Fambrough on his debut "Eternal Journey", Jones embarks on a musical voyage demonstrating his virtuosity, robust tone, and soulful delivery on his debut, a collection of original works and standards. While paying his respects to the storied tradition of jazz, with influences including Clifford Brown, Willie Shaw, and Freddie Hubbard, he has performed with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet Big Band, the Louis Armstrong Legacy Band, Harry Connick Jr., Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell, Jon Faddis, and Frank Foster.
ASIN: B0001XAPR4
VSKU: DBV.B0001XAPR4.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Sean Jones
Binding: Audio cd
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