Artist: Gabriel Garrick
Title: Sunlight
Cat Number: JOVI2
Label, Year Released: Jovis Records, 2013
Format: CD & all digital platforms
Barcode: 5016700135329
This debut album from trumpeter/composer Gabriel Garrick‘s Quintet mainly features self-penned original compositions plus an arrangement of “You Don’t Know What Love Is” and a duet performance of the tune “Blind Faith” that was written for Gabriel by his late father, the pianist Michael Garrick.
‘Sunlight’ is the product of a five-year long process of music making, writing and performing. The music has been served by and owes a debt of gratitude to a number of individuals who have helped shape it through many live situations. These, of course, include Gabriel’s father Michael, who was a great educator as well as being a superb musician and composer.
“Confirms Gabriel Garrick as a soloist of genuine quality and a composer of real worth…There’s a nice Blue Note feel on ‘Insurance Blues’, the groove solid, with Walker building well in early-Coltrane style. Plenty here to enjoy: go, Gabriel!” – Peter Vacher, Jazzwise
Gabriel Garrick: trumpet, flugelhorn
Sam Walker: tenor saxophone
Will Bartlett: piano, Rhodes
Matt Ridley: bass
Chris Nickolls: drums
Recorded August 13-14 2012 at Clown’s Pocket Studios
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Derek Nash