Renowned in a variety of disciplines (author of THE Coltrane biography and founder of the world’s first jazz history program at Rutgers), virtuoso pianist Lewis Porter steps out of his much in-demand sideman roles and offers an album of his own trio and solo performances. The trio, with double-bassist Joris Teepe and drummer Rudy Royston, perform with power and grace while Porter’s intimate piano solos range from lyrical to pointillistic in this, his auspicious debut for UNSEEN RAIN.

 

Trio   Solo

  1. Blues for Chick
  2. Chasing Lines
  3. Bachiano
  4. Discovery
  5. Cinq Pieds
  6. Rachmaninoff
  7. Chasing Myself
  8. Rhapsody
  9. Mixolydia
  10. Outdoors on a Thoughtful Day
  11. Crazy Blues
  12. Reconnaissance
  13. The End of a Love Affair
  14. Blues For Chick II

Lewis Porter, piano
Joris Teepe, double-bass
Rudy Royston, drums

Recorded January 2013 at Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ
Mixed and mastered by Jim DeSalvo, Beanstudio, Wayne, NJ
Album design & photos: Qua’s Eye Graphics
Executive producers: Jack DeSalvo, Gene Gaudette, Jim DeSalvo
Produced by Jack DeSalvo

Unseen Rain UR-9964