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Driftin', an early offering from Hancock's debut album on Blue Note, Takin' Off, is a mid-tempo swinger in the Horace Silver vein and its treatment here stays quite true to the spirit of the original recording. The track starts with a strong band shot before immediately settling into a delicious, straight-down-the-middle swing feel. Brownman offers a melodic and playful solo, teasing the listener with some implied double time caught deftly by Goertzen on the drums. This theme is revisited in Maclean's solo. After a short, tuneful offering, the double time - this time no longer merely implied - aggressively displays itself through Maclean's energetic lines as well as the sizzling lift bass and drums bring to the track. After a restatement of the melody the tune closes with some animated trading between Maclean and Brownman.

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from Rites of Ascension, released October 31, 2017
Composed by Herbie Hancock
Solo order: trumpet, piano

Nick Maclean - piano
Brownman Ali - trumpet
Jesse Dietschi - bass
Tyler Goertzen - drums

recorded by Jeremy Darby and Julian Decorte at Canterbury Studios
mixed by Josh Bowman at Bowman Sound
mastered by Nick Blagona at Psychotropic Studios
produced by Brownman Ali

cover art by Dean Shu

liner notes by Dave Restivo

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Nick Maclean Quartet Toronto, Ontario

This contemplative and often thrilling quartet's explorations of modern, original repertoire delivers jazz between the two poles of thoughtful introspection and powerhouse conveyance, taking influences from Herbie Hancock's primordial 1960's Blue Note era recordings featuring Freddie Hubbard, while simultaneously paying apt tribute to some of the greatest improvisers in jazz history. ... more

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