Let's say your name is Jeff Rupert and you play tenor saxophone. And let's say that somehow you get an opportunity to record with three present day jazz giants. People like Kenny Barron, Peter Washington, and Joe Farnsworth. You'd better jump at the chance, Mr. Rupert! And so, here we are with a Stan Getz-like tenor man and a dream rhythm section. With one exception the tunes are all “blowing session” type originals that swing with authority and are solidly at the heart of creative, wholly satisfying jazz. That one exception is Jimmy Van Heusen's forever tune “Like Someone In Love”. When he's not teaching at the University of Central Florida, Rupert busily plays in the very heart of the jazz tradition. Expressive, gimmick free, real deal sounds like you could have heard on Verve in the late fifties. We need more music like this because it fulfills us, gives us hope, and is darn good from note one to the last. And one more thing: thank you, Kenny Barron, for a career of piano excellence and excitement!
Rupe Media; 2024; appx. 57 min.
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