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Gerald Cannon: It's Called Art... Let's Paint!

By David Bixler | Liner Notes
August 17, 2022
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Earlier this year, bassist Gerald Cannon brought a septet to Dizzy's Club that included a front line of

Joe Lovano

drums
b.1952

" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Lovano,

Eddie Henderson

trumpet
b.1940

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Henderson,

Sherman Irby

saxophone
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Sherman Irby, and

Steve Turre

trombone
b.1948

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Turre, along with pianist

David Kikoski

piano
b.1961

" data-original-title="" title="">David Kikoski and the drummer

Lenny White

drums
b.1949

" data-original-title="" title="">Lenny White. The music features the music of two of Cannon's former employers,

Elvin Jones

drums
1927 - 2004

" data-original-title="" title="">Elvin Jones and

" data-original-title="" title="">McCoy Tyner and the performances were captured in an energetic live recording. In this episode of LINER NOTES Gerald reflects on lessons learned in his time playing with Jones and Tyner. We also talk about his other passion—painting.

This episode features music from?Gerald Cannon's upcoming release Live at Dizzy's.

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