“14th Street Station” brings listeners into a familiar place. Percussive basslines, diminished keyboards, and wandering trumpets are reminiscent of the sounds you’d find in a small midtown lounge — the type of joint that serves coffee all day and whiskey after dusk. Numbers like “Spotted Cat” and “Beehive” pay sonic tribute to notorious, real world jazz venues, while others like “Smokestack” and the record’s title track brings classically inspired flares and progressions to new life with a flavor of contemporary vibrations. Wherever you tuck in, this record has all the warmth, charm and smooth attitude you’ll find at a top-notch jazz session.

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