Album Review: Conceptions from Geoffrey Dean Quartet
Album: Conceptions Artist: Geoffrey Dean Quartet Label: Cellar Music Website: www.geoffreydeanmusic.com Conceptions is the second album from the Geoffrey Dean Quartet featuring leader-pianist Geoffrey Dean, bassist Harish Raghavan, Dr. Eric Binder on drums, and Justin Copeland on trumpet. The recording is an array of original music using the framework of straight-ahead jazz with each track written individually by Dean, Binder and Copeland. The group’s multi-dimensional writing styles showcase a diversity of expressions and interplay using jazz principles. The heavenly furls of Copeland's trumpet swirling leisurely across "Amidst a Dream" recede as Dean's lightly prancing keys take centerstage, held steady by the trotting beats of Binder's drums and Raghavan's bass. The bold strokes of Copeland's trumpet flares open "Conflagration" into a blossoming meadow of sonic ripples that retract as Dean's nimbly choreographed keys ...