JOHN HICKS TRIO - Is That So? - 2LP - 180g Vinyl [BF2021-NOV 26] (

RELEASE DATE: NOV 26TH 2021
FORMAT: 2LP Vinyl
LABEL: Tidal Waves Music

CAT NO: TWM81

BARCODE: 735202315293

Tracklisting:

01. Is That So?
02. Autumn Leaves
03. How Insensitive
04. April Eyes
05. Yesterdays
06. Emily
07. I’ll Remember April
08. Never Let Me Go
09. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
10. Sonnymoon For Two

JOHN HICKS TRIO – Is That So?
[Black Friday 2021 Exclusive]

2LP – Deluxe 180g Black Vinyl
(Strictly limited to 1000 copies worldwide. With Obi Strip.)

RSD Black Friday titles will be available to buy in-store from 9am on Friday 26th November 2021 and online from 8am Saturday 27th November 2021.

In the late 1980s, the renowned American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger John Hicks formed one of the most influential ensembles consisting out of musicians that had played music at the highest level all their lives and gained their status as both stand-alone artists and important sidemen. Each of them had participated in many of jazz’s great moments and all shared the ability, documented on many albums, to inspire their fellow musicians to even greater heights. The ‘John Hicks Trio’ had several line-up changes over the years that included greats such as Clifford Barbaro (Strata East, Blue Note, Sun Ra Arkestra, Charles Tolliver), Clint Houston (Prestige, Nina Simone, Roy Ayers, Azar Lawrence), Curtis Lundy (Pharoah Sanders, Frank Morgan, Cole Porter), Marcus McLaurine (Muse, Verve, Weldon Irvine, Kool & The Gang) and Victor Lewis (Steve Grossman, Stan Getz, Charles Mingus, Cedar Walton, Chet Baker).

On the album Is That So? from 1991, the trio consists out of some of the biggest and best players in the jazz, funk and soul scenes: on piano we have the Atlanta based trio’s bandleader John Hicks (1941-2006). On drums we have the legendary Idris Muhammed (1939-2014) who to this day is still considered as one of the most influential drummers covering a multitude of genre-transcending styles. On bass we have Ray Drummond (born 1946) who originated from Massachusetts. The Is That So? album was recorded at the legendary Studio 44 (Holland) in July 1990 and released on the Dutch label Timeless in 1991. On this amazing piece of work you’ll find ten majestic tracks (including an excellent Sonny Rollins cover-tune). The album was produced by John Hicks and Timeless Records owner Wim Wigt and is a remarkable outing of advanced musicianship by three jazz-giants in their prime, delivering an inspirational gem of an album.