Yelena Eckemoff Quartet: Everblue

Yelena Eckemoff spotlights her gentle and gracious touch as she leads a team of “Arild Anderson/b, Jon Christensen/dr and Tore Brunborg/ts through a collection of subtle originals. Brunborg’s tenor blows soft and fluffy along with Christensen’s brushes on material like “Everblue” and the floating “Skyline.” Eckemoff and Anderson interplay reflectively along with the nimbus tenor on “All Things, Seen and Unseen,” while bass and cymbal macke some interesting intersections on Anderson’s “Prism.” Eckemoff displays childlike joy on the lyrical “Sea-Breeze” and goes nocturnal on “Blue Lamp.” The entire album is filled with serenading moods, akin to an audio sun set. Endearing.

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