RICK ROSATO
Homage is the captivating, debut album from bassist Rick Rosato that represents his rededication to the blues as his leading muse.Tracked and mixed magnificently by John Davis at Brooklyn’s Bunker Studios, Rosato’s bass sounds out with clarity and intention. The resulting listening experience candidly confirms what is in Rosato’s heart; he is an improviser enraptured by the endless possibilities within Black American roots music.
As a recording and touring musician who moved to Brooklyn, NY from his native Montreal, Canada in 2007, Rosato has amassed an exceptional balance of technical facility, wisdom and an evolving soulfulness that has placed him in special company among today’s bassists. This distinction is certainly felt in live performance. Rosato has occupied the bass chair in the groups of stalwarts such as vibraphonist Joel Ross and saxophonists Dayna Stephens and Immanuel Wilkins.
Yet on this recording, Rosato’s first as a leader, he has chosen no additional musical accompaniment. Listeners will point to the jaw-dropping and genre-shifting debut albums from bassists Ron Carter, Miroslav Vitous, Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius that join unbelievable displays of low-end wizardry with memorable contributions from equally stellar sidemen. Homage presents Rosato with his instrument only. He is alone with the blues.
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