Nathan Eklund Group - Coin Flip

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Nathan Eklund Group, “Coin Flip”
OA2 22069
CURRENTLY #195 ON JAZZWEEK RADIO CHART

“Eklund hammers home his credentials as a player and a composer emphatically.”

- All About Jazz

Coin Flip is New York-based trumpeter Nathan Eklund's fourth release as a leader and his debut on OA2 Records. Eklund, along with fellow NYC mainstays saxophonist Craig Yaremko, Steve Myerson on fender rhodes, bassist Kellen Harrison and drummer Shawn Baltazor, navigates an eclectic program of nine new original compositions. Rooted in a modern, cohesive group aesthetic, Coin Flip displays a band enjoying their collaborative growth and a leader who's varied musical interests have melded into a distinct musical voice.

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TRACKS:

1 Rooicka's Castle 6:38
2 Professor Dissendadt 7:55
3 The Supernatural 7:12
4 Triple Shot Espresso 4:56
5 Happy's Sadness 8:22
6 Front Lawn 11:27
7 Coin Flip 6:37
8 One Year Ago Today 6:34
9 Chim's Paradise 5:18

PRODUCTION:

Produced by Nathan Eklund
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Paul Wickliffe
Recorded November 6, 2009 at
Charlestown Road Studios, Hampton, NJ
Mixed & mastered at Skyline Productions, Warren, NJ
Band photograph by Mia Berg
Back cover photograph by Jeff Amurao
Cover design by John Bishop

PERFORMERS:

Nathan Eklund-trumpet & flugelhorn
Craig Yaremko-saxophones
Steve Myerson-fender rhodes
Kellen Harrison-bass
Shawn Baltazor-drums

REVIEWS:

All About Jazz (John Barron)
NewYork-based trumpeter/composer Nathan Eklund assembles a fiery, swinging quintet for Coin Flip, his fourth release as a leader and first for Seattle's OA2 Records. The nine track disc is as much a showcase for Eklund's convincing abilities as a composer and arranger as it is for his dynamic trumpet playing. Eklund demonstrates an immense trump...

Jazz Chicago (Brad Walseth)
Trumpeter Nathan Eklund is back with his fourth release as a leader on Coin Flip another strong effort full of solid playing and swinging and melodic original compositions. He is reunited with saxophonist Craig Yaremko and joined by Fender Rhodes player Steve Myerson, bassist Kellen Harrison and drummer Shawn Baltazor. The music's somewhat retro fe...

All Music Guide (Adam Greenberg)
As Nathan Eklund rolls through a set of original compositions with a strong band from the New York scene, the trumpeter's fourth album does a fine job of melding eras of jazz. While the compositions are all new, the playing suggests two time periods simultaneously — the focus on technique of contemporary instrumental jazz, and the virtuosity and po...

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