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| 1. | The Big Puch
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| 2. | Submersion
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| 3. | The Newcomer
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| 4. | No.10
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| 5. | So In Love
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| 6. | Empty Canvas
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| 7. | Ricardo's Tune
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| 8. | Evidence
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Jazz / Post-Bop
George Colligan (piano)
Billy Drummond (drums)
Ingrid Jensen (trumpet, fluegelhorn)
Mark Turner (tenor sax)
Dwayne Burno (bass)
A veteran of groups led by saxophonist Gary Bartz and vocalists Vanessa Rubin and Cassandra Wilson, pianist George Colligan's second recording for Steeplechase is also his first leading a quintet. Colligan is joined by trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Billy Drummond as they perform an unusual program of five originals, three by Colligan, one standard, an up-tempo rendition of Cole Porter's "So in Love," and two jazz classics. Originally a trumpeter, the Herbie Hancock-influenced pianist proves himself quite proficient on his chosen instrument, contributing an excellent solo on Wayne Shorter's overlooked "The Big Push." Other favorites include the complex "Empty Canvas," where each soloist gets a different meter to play over; "Ricardo's Tune," a Latin-influenced melody that swings on the bridge and during the solos' and one of the fastest versions of Thelonius Monk's "Evidence" that one will ever hear. A fine musical statement from an emerging talent. ~ Greg Turner, All Music Guide
George Colligan
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
George Colligan is an advanced jazz pianist and composer who has done high-ranking work as a sideman and a leader. His most high-profile association, with vocalist Cassandra Wilson, began in 2000 and continues at the time of this writing. He has also played with Ravi Coltrane, Robin Eubanks, David Gilmore, Myron Walden, Steve Wilson, and many other stellar musicians, young and old. His own bands have boasted talents as formidable as Mark Turner and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Born in New Jersey and raised mostly in Maryland, Colligan began his musical life on the trumpet, an instrument on which he still occasionally performs and records. (Colligan is also a viable jazz drummer.) He attended the Peabody Conservatory as a classical trumpet major but became increasingly drawn to jazz piano. In 1990 he attended the Banff Summer Jazz Workshop in Canada. After several years as a freelancer in the Maryland area, Colligan relocated to New York, where his success has continued to mount. Colligan released his first two albums, 1996's Activism and 1997's Newcomer, on the Steeplechase label. Switching to the Fresh Sound New Talent label, he followed up in 1999 with Unresolved and in 2000 with Desire. Agent 99 appeared in summer 2001.
--- David R. Adler, All Music Guide |
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