Coloured Vinyl, Limited Edition
This marks the first volume in a reissue series dedicated to the essential titles of the iconic French Dreyfus Jazz catalogue. Opening with Storyboard by Didier Lockwood isn’t a heritage move, it’s a living one. In the studio, Lockwood plugs in the violin, keeps the lyricism, and lets the music breathe. Joey DeFrancesco brings depth and shadow on organ, James Genus lays down a supple foundation on bass, and Steve Gadd shapes time with effortless authority. The music moves without explanation, like a film that doesn’t narrate itself: it plays, it cuts, it surges forward, and demands to be heard loud.[info sheet from distr.]