Timothy Norton: The Wrenning Years
East Coast bassist Timothy Norton displays his creative writing skills of this album with a team of Bokani Dyer/p, Jerome Jennings/dr, Michael Camacho/cong, Andrew Renfroe/g, Nathaniel Williford/tp, Bill McHenry/ts and Siya Charles/tb. He’s adept at forming moods, ranging from a gentle and sublime haze with Dyer on “You and I Could Really Exist Together” to...
East Coast bassist Timothy Norton displays his creative writing skills of this album with a team of Bokani Dyer/p, Jerome Jennings/dr, Michael Camacho/cong, Andrew Renfroe/g, Nathaniel Williford/tp, Bill McHenry/ts and Siya Charles/tb. He’s adept at forming moods, ranging from a gentle and sublime haze with Dyer on “You and I Could Really Exist Together” to a nimble and upbeat “ Marcy’s World” featuring Williford’s sweet horn and Renfroe’s clear lines.”
Norton’s bass gives a rich intro to the dark lurking “Couple More Plegs” that include Dyer in a splashy mood, while McHenry taps into his inner Oliver Nelson for a full bodied solo on the laconic and bluesy “Frank’s Dilemma”, with Jennings’ deft brushes assuaging the mellow “The Descent”. Fully formed portraits in a musical gallery.
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