Rudy Royston - Day '2023

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Rudy Royston, first-call drummer with Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, JD Allen,
Rudresh Mahanthappa and a host of others, is proud to present DAY, his fifth
release for Greenleaf Music. DAY is the second outing from Flatbed Buggy, the
adventurous, sonically varied small group that Royston premiered on the
acclaimed 2018 album of that name. Marked by the low-register richness of John
Ellis on bass clarinet and Hank Roberts on cello, the tonal subtlety and
harmonic depth of Gary Versace on accordion and the virtuosic authority of Joe
Martin on bass, the band debuted with a musical evocation of Royston’s
youth spent in rural Texas. On DAY, with the same lineup intact, Royston
captures the turbulent emotional landscape of a day under quarantine.

“This record is a little more aggressive than the first,” Royston
says, remarking on what he calls the “dusty” sound of Flatbed Buggy
and the comparatively swinging DAY. “I’m playing a little more
aggressively because the scenes I’m portraying lend themselves to that.
The scenes on the first record are all outdoors so you want to feel that space
and air and dust. The scenes on this one, I was inside the whole
time.””

Royston dedicates DAY to two beloved souls who have passed: his brother Ritchie,
and his mentor and musical brother Ron Miles, acclaimed cornetist and composer,
pillar of the Denver music scene and inspiration to Royston and so many others.
Coming up in Denver under Ron’s wing paved the way for Royston to impact
the global jazz scene as he has, both as a leader and charter member of the JD
Allen Trio on the releases Graffiti, Americana, Radio Flyer and Love Stone.

Personnel:
Rudy Royston, drums
John Ellis, bass clarinet
Hank Roberts, cello
Gary Versace, accordion
Joe Martin, bass

Tracklist:
1.01 - Rudy Royston - Morning (5:31)
1.02 - Rudy Royston - Thank You For This Day (5:26)
1.03 - Rudy Royston - Limeni Village (7:14)
1.04 - Rudy Royston - Look To The Hills (7:00)
1.05 - Rudy Royston - The Mokes (7:26)
1.06 - Rudy Royston - Five-Thirty Strut (7:49)
1.07 - Rudy Royston - Missing You (7:33)
1.08 - Rudy Royston - Keep It Moving (5:48)
1.09 - Rudy Royston - It's Time To Sleep (1:38)
1.10 - Rudy Royston - A.M. Hours (4:19)

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