Ralph Alessi: A Sun That Never Sets CD
For A Sun That Never Sets, Ralph Alessi expands the quartet configuration with a fifth player for a set of eleven new compositions that elaborate on Alessi’s intricate writing with deep thought and a fresh sense of adventure. The last time Alessi operated with a quintet was with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane in his This Against That ensemble, captured on 2019’s acclaimed Imaginary Friends. Instead of a saxophonist, this time the trumpeter’s brother Joseph Alessi comes into the fold and fortifies an already state-of-the-art group with inspired trombone lines in frequently wild interplay with the trumpet.
Tracklist:
1. A Sun That Never Sets
2. Nothing Is Dead
3. Relaxed Misery
4. Sweet Spot
5. Ether
6. Twichild
7. Transitional Imagery
8. Slow Dancing Bear
9. Of Trees (Variations on a Theme by TB)
10. Duck Face
11. Behind Clouds