Otter,Ned Secrets Inside CD

New York City-based tenor saxophonist Ned Otter presents his second release as a leader. This CD features two suites, one utilizing rarely performed works from the Nat Cole songbook and another based on the most fundamental of jazz materials, the blues. Otter showcases his arranging and compositional abilities, scoring this session for five horns plus rhythm. Working with him are some of the best NYC musicians, including drummer Mark Taylor, and veterans Harold Mabern and Jamil Nasser. Otter shows his ability to swing with sophistication and soul, while reiterating the fundamentals of 4/4 swing, the blues, the ballad, and Afro-Latin rhythms.

1. The Secrets Inside 2. Love 3. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life 4. Route 66 5. To the Ends of the Earth 6. Waltzing Westward 7. Nothin' But the Blues Part I 8. Land of Love 9. Bend a Little My Way 10. Nothin' But the Blues Part II 11. Nothin' But the Blues Part III