The trombone doesn’t attract much notice in jazz these days, although there are some excellent and original players on the contemporary scene. Turre is one of these, with his warm, soft-edged, markedly unbrassy tone. He is devoted to maintaining the jazz tradition of the instrument, and unlike many modern trombonists makes regular use of mutes to add colour and tonal variety. Each one of these 10 pieces has its own distinct feel and texture, especially the finale, Jobim’s Corcovado, which Turre plays with astonishing accuracy on a conch shell. He is joined on several tracks by tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, and the rhythm section is every soloist’s dream team of Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Jimmy Cobb.
