Artist.......: Mike Ruby
Album........: Play Time
Label........: Alma Records
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: ACD11132
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Jun-11-2008
str.date.....: Nov-20-2007
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.mikeruby.com
track title time
01. Play Time 07:48
02. Someday My Prince Will Come 03:18
03. Spontaneous Impression 08:09
04. Rise 07:27
05. Asymmetry 06:35
06. Escaping Myself 03:20
07. Outside Down 08:47
08. Father's Song 05:46
09. Giant Steps 05:19
10. The Wait 07:30
Runtime 63:59 min
Size 89,8 MB
Release Notes:
20-year old jazz saxophonist, composer, and
bandleader Mike Ruby is one of the brightest, young
stars on the international scene. After
establishing himself in Toronto, Ruby recently won
the President's Award to attend the prestigious
Manhattan School of Music, where he will study with
such jazz luminaries as Steve Wilson, Dave Liebman,
and Bob Mintzer while spending his nights jamming
at Big Apple clubs. Mike Ruby will also be
releasing his startlingly original and moving CD
debut, Playtime (Alma Records).
Produced by Peter Cardinali and Scott Morin and
engineered by Denis Tougas at Toronto's Phase One
Recording Studio, Playtime features Ruby's powerful
tenor saxophone and several of his brilliant,
rhythmically sophisticated, original compositions,
as well as daring readings of Some Day My Prince
Will Come and Giant Steps.
Mike's muscular tenor is backed by a fine young
band featuring the award-winning keyboardist Pascal
Leboeuf and the Toronto-based rhythm team of
bassist Dan Fortin and drummer Adam Arruda. LeBoeuf
divides his time between his home in California and
New York, where he just graduated from the
Manhattan School of Music. Among the pianist's many
recent awards is the 2006 Independent Music Award
for Best Jazz CD that he shared with his alto
sax-playing twin, Remy.
On Playtime the rhythm trio percolates and
punctuates Ruby's original wailing and
transcendent, lyrical playing with an intuitive
grace. It's an impressive series of bristling and
beautiful performances and a showcase for young
Ruby's skill as an improviser and composer. One of
the strongest tracks is Mike's soulful original,
Father's Song.