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David Sills

West Coast tenorman David Sills's debut album on Naxos, Journey Together, was justly celebrated for its brilliant musicianship and unswerving allegiance to musical features forever associated with Californian jazz: light but vigorous swing, clarity of execution, unfussy virtuosity. On this follow-up album, Sills -sensibly utilises the same personnel and exploits his incredible tone - one of the most meltingly lovely tenor sounds since that of Stan Getz - to explore an intelligently chosen mix of jazz classics and in-house originals. His warm, surefooted approach blends perfectly with Alan Broadbent's sparkling, lyrical piano and Larry Koonse's neat but lively guitar, and his rhythm section provide impeccable support on the recording's lush ballads, boppish up-tempo pieces and the gently gliding Jobim theme 'Zingaro'. Sills has produced another wholly absorbing and immediately accessible album, and the fact that it sells for about two-fifths of the usual CD price is an added bonus.

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