Goble,Will Consider The Blues CD

For his second recording as a leader, bassist Will Goble is joined by drummer Dave Potter, his long-time rhythm section mate in Jason Marsalis' Quartet, master saxophonist Greg Tardy and the Atlanta-based pianist Louis Heriveaux. Through arrangements of compositions by Mary Lou Williams and George Gershwin, and originals inspired by the 2015 Nepali earthquakes, racial injustice, and other emotion-charged events, Goble presents the blues as an aesthetic through which all people can make their stories known. From the opening "Another Man Gone Down," a traditional chain gang song with guest vocalist Tabreeca Woodside, to Goble's uptempo "The Ants Went Marching One By One But They Didn't Come Back," the blues are captured with a variety of outlooks, but always through the infinitely variable lens of swing. "Mr. Goble delivers a gem... original and fresh... - JazzTimes

1. Another Man Done Gone 2. Johnson's Magic Umbrella 3. Dirge Blues 4. It Ain't Necessarily So (It Never Really Was) 5. Just Think for a Moment 6. Belle Isle 7. The Ants Went Marching One By One But They Didn't Come Back 8. Hold Tight 9. Kirtipur Suite: Uncertainty 10. Hopefully 11. Three Little Words