The bright constellation that New Chordtet forms on its debut release has as its most distinctive shape the figure of Lee Morgan, the modern jazz great whose star burned brilliantly for 33 years before it was extinguished by gunshot in 1972. Three of Morgan?s originals predominate not only in number on New Chordtet, but in unifying the stylistic parameters of this smartly-programmed album. New Chordtet began in 2007 as No Chordtet, a quartet established by Peter McEachern and Dave. The group?s new name is occasioned by the addition of Jimin Park, a phenomenal young pianist from South Korea whom Santoro discovered at Berklee, where he?s taught for twenty years.
Tracks:
1. Cosmos 7:02
2. Joie DeVivre 6:45
3. I've Got Your Number 7:54
4. Native Mode 7:10
5. Riggarmortes 9:54
6. Tom Thumb 7:56
7. Heartaches 6:15
8. Twice Around 6:41
9. Ida Lupino 4:29
10. Tom Cat 5:46
