Tuesday’s Child
Self-Released, 2023
8/10
The jazz pianist and singer Alyse Korn and the long time reed player Robert Kyle come together for these 9 songs that take inspiration from their mutual fondness for jazz, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music.
“Gratitude” gets the listen off to a warm start, where the expressive scatting and soulful sax work together with much beauty, and “What If” follows with Korn’s pretty pipes alongside Kyle’s dreamy flute populating the poetic delivery.
In the middle, “Distance Between Us” showcases Kevin Winard’s precise and atmospheric drumming amid the flowing sax, while “Blue Jack” features Ahmet Turkmenoglu on bass for the intimate and stirring album highlight.
The last 2 tracks are equally well thought out, where “Vivian’s Danzón” recruits Hussain Jiffry’s strategic bass and Kyle’s guiro prowess for the eloquent climate, and “Ruby’s Dream” exits with hypnotic keys, Leonice Shinneman’s tabla, wispy scatting and twinkling keys for a very rich and memorable finish.
A very peaceful and uplifting listen, during these often turbulent times, this harmonic and polyrhythmic affair is quite refreshing.
Travels well with: Mark Ortwein- It Was Time; Eric Goletz- Standard-ized!