Mike DiRubbo: Inner Light

Alto saxist Mike DiRubbo teams up with Brian Charette/B3, Andrew Renfroe/g and Jonkuk Kim/dr for a mix of bluesy originals and a couple standards. DiRubbo has a warm and earnest sound, bopping well on “JK in NYC” and graceful for “ Love The Same” The team has some fun stopstarts on the kineticread of Coltrane’s “Straight Street” and deliver a modal mood of “Dearly Beloved”. Renfroe glows around the Hammond on “Campania” and Charettedigs in for “The Moment Before Sunrise” andswings easy for “Scrollin’ And Strollin’” Peanut butter and jelly comfort food.

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