Three Of Us Are From Houston And Reuben Is Not by Walter Smith III released on Blue Note in 2024.

Saxophonist Walter Smith III pays homage to his hometown of Houston, Texas on his sophomore Blue Note album, three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not, which is set for release on September 27 and marks the follow-up to Smith’s acclaimed 2023 label debut return to casual. The new album’s wry title signifies the lineup, which includes fellow Houston natives – pianist Jason Moran and drummer Eric Harland – while bassist Reuben Rogers, who hails from the Virgin Islands, rounds out the quartet. Together they enliven 10 compelling Smith originals and an imaginative rendering of a Sam Rivers composition – all of which speaks to Smith’s ascending status as one of modern jazz’s most engaging talents of his generation.

https://www.bluenote.com/walter-smith-iii-three-of-us-are-from-houston-and-reuben-is-not/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsmq_LDTCkM&list=OLAK5uy_kXS3ddHzBERu6u9Qni4X2RpEN6Ht8eFhg&index=1

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"More grim news...at the Kennedy Center continues with the departure of pianist and composer #JasonMoran as artistic director after 14 years at the prestigious Washington DC venue."

Moran is one of the greatest musical minds of the new century. This is a total condemnation of the Trumpian bolloxing culture and the arts in the US.

https://marlbank.net/2025/07/11/jason-moran-leaves-kennedy-center/

Jakob Bro - Taking Turns

Bro (guitar) is joined again by Bill Frisell (guitar), Lee Konitz (sax, in one of his last recorded appearances), Jason Moran (piano), Thomas Morgan (bass), and Andrew Cyrille (drums).

These tuns were composed by Bro and range from free-floating back and forth to more driving songs. There are lots of melodic lines being passed around, and the title is quite appropriate.

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When the Heart Emerges Glistening is the second studio album by American jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. The album was released on 5 April 2011.

John Fordham of The Guardian stated: "or his octave-vaulting lines and incandescent high-end tones, 28-year-old California-born trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire suggests connections with Norwegian ambient-brass virtuoso Arve Henriksen. But this is American jazz, and the newcomer already sounds like a redefining force in that sphere. Akinmusire honed his craft with sax trailblazer Steve Coleman, and this music echoes that, and also the work of the album's producer, Jason Moran... Passages of minimally accompanied trumpet are masterpieces of patient development, as is the ensemble ballad Henya, with its deliberate, slow-blown dissonance in an otherwise mellifluous theme..- Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp4B7rBKFJs&list=PLfNrLLKUPGJjmKi3BQhn2U7QSfm7tn5h6&index=1

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Walter Smith III - three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not

Smith (sax) along with Jason Moran (piano), Reuben Rogers (bass) and Eric Harland (drums), with a disc that runs the gamut from tight, groove-based tracks to a speed-run drag race with Moran.

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