Chen, Charles: Building Characters (Vinyl LP) [ vinyl ]

Black vinyl edition of the new album Building Characters from pianist Charles Chen. Chen pairs jazz legends with other legends from fiction. The album features an acoustic Horace Silver-esque band playing in a variety of styles including bossa nova, classical influenced jazz, funk, swing, pop ballad, & post-bop. It features Randy Brecker on trumpet, Bob Sheppard and Lawrence Feldman on sax, Mike Richmond on bass, & Adam Nussbaum on drums. Kismet, Zhang Fei Fierce Warrior, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, Straw Hat, Soph Aeon of Wisdom, Stardust