Jeremy Pelt – The Art of Intimacy Vol. 1 (CD, High Note)

2020 release. Jeremy Pelt s unquenchable curiosity has made him one of the most multi-faceted of jazz artists. Whether it be as a leader a sideman an accompanist or a composer Pelt has investigated nearly every aspect and genre in jazz from electric to eclectic Be-Bop to Free-Bop. Here Pelt joins forces with the legendary George Cables on piano and Peter Washington laying down the bass lines. All but one tune on the setlist are slow-ish numbers but this is not your father s ballad record. Each member of the trio is able to pour some old wine into new bottles aware of and perhaps shaped by the past but operating very much in the moment. Together with Cables lush voicings and solid tone and Washinton s always-inspired bass lines and solos Pelt s new recording sets a high bar for all trio recordings that follow in the remainder of 2020.