Captain Black Big Band – Presence (Smoke Sessions)


This third — and best — release by pianist Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band opens rambunctiously and closes with the musicians laughing riotously with one another. While the album dovetails two separate performances in Philadelphia clubs, the effect is singular: These musicians came to play hard and enjoy themselves. Evans titled this recording after

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