Moon Mist

On December 7 2015 tenor-saxophonist Scott Hamilton pianist Dena DeRose bassist Ignasi González and drummer Jo Krause met at a theater in Benicassim Spain At the end of the concert they had recorded enough material to fill two CDs La Rosita and La sombra de tu Similarly The success of that project led the quartet to record an encore Scott Hamilton has been a jazz giant since coming onto the scene in the mid-1970s Dena DeRose says "What I like most about Scott's playing is his great full sound his laid back style and how shapes your solos with a sense of ease and direction Also chooses great melodies " It cannot be overstated how unusual it was in the mid-1970s for a world-class young tenor-saxophonist to emerge who interpreted vintage standards in a warm melodic and swinging way At the time saxophonists of Scott's generation who wanted to play jazz generally caught a fusion or r & b band played soul jazz with an organist or participated in avant-garde music Excerpt from the liner notes on the album by Scott Yanow specialized journalist and author of 11 jazz-themed books