Southport Records

     "... A fine new voice on alto . . . loose and swinging and broadly expressive... "Stuart Boomer -- Cadence"... A thinking man's player and composer . . . incorporates different streams of American music . . . and fun... "Owen Cordle -- Jazz TimesIt is a lush world that is the canvas for this series of original new music duos on reed man and composer Tim O'Dell's 2nd Southport opus, "Ancient Pines."  O'Dell is a modern artist that blends his passion for music with performance, composition and education... several ways to pass along his gift of tone and style.The focus of this CD is to blend the art and bas work of Tatsu Aoki, one of the most recorded and written about Chicago based jazz creators, into the open mode of duo creation.  The 12 tracks on this direct to digital recording are like 12 distinct chapters in a fine novel.  The music moves with humor and passion.One thinks of earlier experiments by Lee Konitz and Ornette Coleman, but beyond the historic name dropping there is a new beauty, a new style.  Feel the energy of track 2, "The Drive."  And in the CDs only "trio" excursion, bass trumpet ace Ryan Shultz spots a guest appearance kicking things up a notch, approaching the orchestral.