For his second recording as a leader, bassist Will Goble is joined by drummer Dave Potter, his long-time rhythm section mate in Jason Marsalis' Quartet, master saxophonist Greg Tardy and the Atlanta-based pianist Louis Heriveaux. Through arrangements of compositions by Mary Lou Williams and George Gershwin, and originals inspired by the 2015 Nepali earthquakes, racial injustice, and other emotion-charged events, Goble presents the blues as an aesthetic through which all people can make their stories known. From the opening "Another Man Gone Down," a traditional chain gang song with guest vocalist Tabreeca Woodside, to Goble's uptempo "The Ants Went Marching One By One But They Didn't Come Back," the blues are captured with a variety of outlooks, but always through the infinitely variable lens of swing. "Mr. Goble delivers a gem... original and fresh... - JazzTimes

Tracklist:

Another Man Done Gone
Johnson's Magic Umbrella
Dirge Blues
It Ain't Necessarily So
Just Think For A Moment
Belle Isle
The Ants Went Marching One By One But They Didn't Come Back
Kirtipur Suite: Hold Tight
Kirtipur Suite: Uncertainty
Kirtipur Suite: Hopefully
Three Little Words

UPC: 805552213225
Label: Oa2
Release Date: 5.20.16
Format: CD

Will Goble - Consider the Blues (CD)