New from Vermont jazz mandolin superstar Will Patton, his fourth masterpiece recording, "6th St. Runaround." Following his previous three CDs, Latitudes and Departures, Peripherique, and String Theory, the multi-instrumentalist acoustic musician has returned to his traditional jazz roots with a collection of Bebop standards (Bess, Breakfast Feud, Webb City), injected a Mercer/van Huesen ballad (I Thought about You), and rounded the project off with his more familiar Gypsy/Choro signature sound.

A serendipitous meeting with fellow jazzmando legend, Paul Glasse prior to working the New Millennium Acoustic Design exhibit at the 2007 Summer NAMM, the two titans met in an Austin, Texas recording studio to lay down a compelling track of bebop jazz mandolin history in Benny Goodman/Charlie Christian's "Breakfast Feud," reminiscent of a Tiny Moore/Jethro Burns collaboration. Also prominently featured in many of the selections is daughter Anna Patton who is a magnificent jazz clarinetist in her own right.

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Posted by Ted at October 5, 2008 11:53 AM