Charles Tolliver - Big Band with Love

Trumpeter Charles Tolliver has yet to receive the recognition he deserves. After over 20 years of recording as a sideman on many classic Blue Note sessions, Tolliver makes his Blue Note Records debut as a leader on with Love, a superb document of his fiery big band, presenting his extraordinary charts and distinctive trumpet playing. For the occasion, Tolliver recruited a pan-generational lineup of home-run hitter soloists, including pianists Stanley Cowell and Robert Glasper; saxophonists Billy Harper, Craig Handy, and Howard Johnson; trumpeter Keyon Harrold; a cohort of A-list section men; and bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Victor Lewis, all of whom draw on all their resources to articulate Tolliver's vision with a bravura performance. Blue Note proudly welcomes this legendary trumpeter to it's roster of the finest in jazz since 1939.

1) Rejoicin'
2) With Love
3) 'Round Midnight
4) Mournin' Variations
5) Right Now
6) Suspicion
7) Hit the Spot