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Chris Greene: PlaySCAPE
ByChris Greene
saxophoneb.1973

Michael Brecker
saxophone, tenor1949 - 2007

Hank Mobley
saxophone, tenor1930 - 1986

Joe Henderson
saxophone1937 - 2001
Steve Corley
drums
John Coltrane
saxophone1926 - 1967

Dexter Gordon
saxophone, tenor1923 - 1990
"Clean and Clear" is ruminative and thoughtful, smokey and humid. Greene's soprano saxophone, almost Middle Eastern over the impressionist chords fed him by pianist Damien Espinosa. Greene explores the piece at length, parlaying one creative idea into the next. Espinosa and bassist Marc Paine are afforded equal time, which they spend well with their own explorations. the lengthiest piece, "3 & 6" begins with the bass, pizzicato, strolling around a central figure not unlike "A Love Supreme" but much more balladic with an intense bottom of gospel. Greene closes with

Wayne Shorter
saxophone1933 - 2023
Track Listing
Blues for Dr. Fear; Thunder Snow; Clean and Clear; Three & Six; The Crossover Appeal (Uno Mas); Speak No Evil.
Personnel
Chris Greene
saxophoneChris Greene: saxophones; Damian Espinosa: piano & keyboards; Marc Piane: basses; Steve Corley: drums & percussion; Marqueal Jordan: alto saxophone (5).
Album information
Title: PlaySCAPE | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Self Produced
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