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Album: Distant Voices Artist: David Janeway Label: Steeplechase Lookout Website: www.davidjaneway.com   Distant Voices from pianist/leader David Janeway is his third jazz trio album and the first with his present working trio comprised of Cameron Brown on bass and the legendary Billy Hart on drums.   Featuring nine reworked arrangements and four original tracks penned by Janeway and inspired by his musical influences including Hank Jones, Walter Bishop Jr., Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Ahmad Jamal, Larry Willis, Cedar Walton, and Herbie Hancock, the recording intertwines aspects of bebop, swing, blues, and straight-ahead jazz. The improvised excursions of Janeway’s keys are grounded by the swinging bass pulse of Brown and pulsating drumming of Hart along Hank Jones’ iconic “Minor Contention,” flexing a tranquil versing through Mercer Ellington’s trademark tune ‘Blue Serge” as Janeway showcases a flare for crafting soothing aesthetics, ideal for cocktail lounge amb...

Album:  Distant Voices Artist:  David Janeway Label:  Distant Voices Label/Steeplechase Lookout Website:  www.davidjaneway.com Pianist-bandleader David Janeway presents his third recording, Distant Voices , with a jazz trio.  Released by the Steeplechase music label, the recording features Cameron Brown on bass and Billy Hart on drums.  Included on the recording are 13 selections, four of which are tributes written by Janeway for Ahmad Jamal, Larry Willis, Cedar Walton, and Herbie Hancock.   The remaining 9 tracks are retweaked by the trio covering works by Woody Shaw, Gus Amheim, Hank Jones, Walter Bishop Jr., Arthur Altman, Gary Peacock, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, and Mercer Ellington.  Offshoots of bebop like hard bop and post bop are found on the recording, as well as traits of swing and Latin-imbued trimmings, making for a complimenting bouquet of jazz. Shuffling beats recur throughout the release, making for compositions that are o...