Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six

Individually or collectively, these are first-class musicians, and their expertise and rapport are explicitly manifest on every page of each chapter.
All About Jazz

Discovering their musical kinship while attending the University of North Texas, Nova Scotia-based trumpeter/flugelhornist Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington from the Bay Area haven't let logistics get in the way of its ongoing development over the 16 years of this bicoastal partnership. Combining their original works, musician friends old and new, and specific concepts for each project, they've created five wide-ranging works, each spurring on the next incarnation of the collective. For Chapter Six, they pair with the New York rhythm team of electric bassist Trifon Dimitrov and drummer Joe Abba for a chord-less quartet where they explore sounds and timbres through electronics, grooves and aesthetics captured from late-stage Miles Davis, and generally open the door to the possibilities of the moment.

Production Info:

Produced by Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington
Recorded July 11-12, 2022 by Tommy Tedesco
at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ
Mixed by Kevin Patton
at Studio Orpiment, Washington, DC
Mastered by James Driscoll
at Hot Tonic, Dallas, TX
Cover design & layout by John Bishop

Reviews of Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six

Jazz Weekly (George W Harris)
The longtime team of Paul Tynan on trumpet or flugelhorn with baritone saxist Aaron Lington continues to create clever and original sounds, as shown on their sixth adventure. With Trifon Dimitrov on electric bass and Joe Abba playing drums and percussion, the two mix rich harmonies and resonant solos in a variety of moods and pulses. Dimitrov la ...

Jazz'halo (Belgium) (Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther)
Tynan and Lington have been working together musically for 16 years. In addition, we read about the band of trumpeter Tynan and baritone saxophonist Lington: "Combining their original works, musician friends old & new, and specific concepts for each project, they've created five wide-ranging works, each spurring on the next incarnation of the colle ...

All About Jazz (Jack Bowers)
In jazz terms, trumpeter Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington's Bicoastal Collective is a long-running series, as this marks the sixth recording produced during their sixteen-year partnership. As Chapters One to Five were splendid, it might have been advisable to close the book there. However, Tynan and Lington have chosen to forge ahe ...

WTJU (Russell Perry)
Both trumpeter Paul Tynan (Nova Scotia) and baritone player Aaron Lingston (San Jose) have serious classical music chops and both are master jazz players. For this, their sixth collaboration, they have chosen a chord-less trumpet – baritone – bass – drums quartet and it has nothing to do with the famous Gerry Mulligan / Chet Baker or Art Far ...

Jazz Views (UK) (Ed Sapiega)
The Bicoastal Collective is a contemporary jazz partnership that was formed in 2007 by Nova Scotia-based trumpeter/flugelhornist Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington from the San Francisco Bay Area. For Chapter Six, they pair with the New York rhythm team of electric bassist Trifon Dimitrov and drummer Joe Abba for a chord-less quartet ...

Take Effect (Tom Haugen)
Paul Tynan brings his trumpet and flugelhorn skills to Aaron Lington's baritone sax prowess for these 6 involved pieces that are quite diverse and welcome Trifon Dimitrov and Joe Abba to the formula. "By Iron And Fire" opens the listen with frisky drums and bright brass populating the rhythmic and fluid landscape, and "Traveler From An Antique L ...