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Feathery touch of lyricism from Lena Bloch and a trio of jazz masters

Lena Bloch and Feathery
Heart Knows
(Fresh Sound New Talent)

A HAUNTING  lyrical beauty pours from the tenor saxophone of Lena Bloch and on her latest album she is joined by a trio of deeply empathetic veterans — double bassist Cameron Brown, drummer Billy Mintz and pianist  Russ Lossing — to create a unified sound of powerful musical artistry. Together, they make up the aptly named quartet Feathery.

Such is the kinship of jazz that a Russian-Jewish saxophonist should blow a tribute to one of her teachers, black Muslim genius Yusuf Lateef.

Lateef Suite is part-threnody, part-celebration of the pioneering internationalist, with Bloch’s soft tones and Lossing’s more strident notes prefacing the entry of Cameron’s deep and sonorous bassline.

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