MP3 Billy Lester - At Liberty

A modern jazz trio performing fresh and original compositions influenced by be-bop, Lennie Tristano, and Sal Mosca.

7 MP3 Songs in this album (61:10) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Piano Jazz, JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz

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Details:
"At Liberty" is a trio performance with Billy Lester at the piano, Sean Smith on bass, and Skip Scott on drums. It was recorded live in New York City.

"[Lester] employs the standard piano trio format, but his music is anything but standard. It begins with a dynamic punch and continues to accelerate with a two-fisted attack of seven compositions written by himâ¦[He] generates a distinctive gusto with his multi-layered tonality that propels the songs into a non-stop procession of vigorous improvisingâ¦Lester is a piano player who warrants attention through his divergent approach to the instrument."

Frank Rubolino
Cadence Magazine â June, 1998


"Impressively unselfconsciousâ¦[Lester] reconstrues 'All the Things You Are,' 'Back Home in Indiana,' 'Out of Nowhere' into thoroughly modern and emotionally affective music thatâs subtle, smart and swinging."

Howard Mandel
Downbeat Magazine


"Pianist Billy Lester continues to imress with his cohesive aggregation of bassist Sean Smith and drummer Skip Scott; the individual players feed off one another almost intuitively, yet reflect the same independent spirit in their respective solo stintsâ¦though at times showing an indebtedness to Sal Mosca, Lennie Tristano, even Monk, [Lester] is very much his own man, incorporating a versatility and playful spontaneity."

Bebop Enterprises
September, 1998