Ryan Kisor - The Dream

With The Dream, Ryan Kisor returns to the quartet lineup that graced 2000's Point Of Arrival: pianist Peter Zak, bassist John Webber, and drummer Willie Jones Iii. The program is wholly original except for the final two tracks, a ballad reading of "I Should Care" and a fun romp on Dizzy Gillespie's infectious "Fiesta Mojo." (Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and percussionist Renato Thoms join in on the latter.) Kisor sends sparks flying with the opening "Minor Ordeal," a hot minor blues, and "Deception," a muted foray over "Cherokee" changes (with a faint echo of "Half Nelson" at the top of the melody). Read More