Luther Allison - I Owe It All To You (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

If you're hip to Luther Allison from his previous and continuing work—ivory tickling for breakout vocal star/Grammy winner Samara Joy, sideman recordings on the 88s and drums for notables like trombonist Michael Dease, clinics and teaching engagements aplenty, performances at upper tier venues in New York and across the country and abroad—then you already know the man is adept at delivering real musical messages. Exuding joy in every effort, and presenting with depth and myriad dimensions, Allison is a rare artist with the facilities to do what few can and the good taste to know what to hold in reserve.

On this, Allison's leader debut. the rising-star pianist showcases his own compositional and interpretive talents while paying tribute to some of his key influences—members of the Memphis Mafia, like Donald Brown, Mulgrew Miller, James Williams and Harold Mabern. Working with a trio featuring bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Zach Adleman, this University of Tennessee alum delivers a wholly accessible program that consistently impresses and artfully ties him to some towering figures from within his alma mater's state.

Opening with the original title track, Allison immediately gets to the heart of the matter. A paean to the Good Shepherd and to the glories of those who've contributed to his upbringing and development, it's a compelling composition bookended by soulful reflection and centered with exuberant swing. The first and broadest tribute on the record, it serves as a perfect launch pad. The leader's "Until I See You Again," a tale of longing penned after he first met and was then geographically separated from the woman who would become his fiancé, glides as it pines.

TRACKLIST

1 I Owe It All To You
2 Until I See You Again
3 Say Dr. J
4 Knocks Me Off My Feet
5 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
6 There But For The Grace Of…
7 The Things We Used To Say
8 New York
9 From Day To Day
10 Lu's Blues



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