Inner Cry Blues

Grachan Moncur III's Inner Cry Blues, the second effort from the legendary trombonist following a three decade long hiatus from recording as a leader, spotlights the renowned artist's celebrated compositional skills in a program that includes new works and reexaminations of classic pieces that are all dedicated to people who have profoundly influenced his life (both musically and personally). One of the most individual and impressive writers to emerge out the jazz avant garde of the sixties, Moncur's music extended the tradition into which he has born (his father played bass with the Savoy Sultans and Billie Holiday) continually living up to the promise of the prophetic title his classic Blue Note debut album, Evolution.