SECRET RHYMES - OUT NOW!
TROY ROBERTS
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NYC based Australian saxophonist, Troy Roberts' 6th release reveals the secret riddles and musical rhymes of four wonderfully creative minds.
TROY ROBERTS – tenor sax & compositions
SILVANO MONASTERIOS – piano
JEFF 'TAIN' WATTS – drum set
CHRIS SMITH – upright bass
Troy Roberts © 2015
Produced by Troy Roberts
Recorded at Lofish Studios, NYC on Aug 5 & 6, 2014
Mixed & Mastered by Javier Carrion for HAM Media Group
Engineered by Fernando Aponte / Assistant Engineer: Reed Taylor
Photography by Nacho Guevara / Artwork by Stephanie Tiangco for HAM Media Group
All compositions by Troy Roberts except:
‘Stella By Starlight’ composed by Victor Young (arrangement by Troy Roberts)
‘Up Jumped Spring’ composed by Freddie Hubbard (arrangement by Troy Roberts)
‘Piano Concerto No. 2’ composed by Sergei Prokofiev (arrangement by Troy Roberts)
Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts endorses Sonor Drums
Troy Roberts endorses Vandoren, Thomas Woodwinds and Audiofly
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Troy Roberts' "Secret Rhymes" is confirmation that redefinition of familiarity is entirely possible. and this will long be considered a new standard for years to come. This project embodies the spirit of contemporary improvised music in it's purest and most urgent state, while maintaining the characteristics of nurturing and delicacy that give it balance and scope.
– Greg Osby, Inner Circle Music
"Roberts, though young in age, certainly has an arsenal of abilities under his belt, and has the makings and foundation of a lasting great saxophonist. Versatile in style, with a strong grasp of yesterday and today, he is a force to be reckoned with no matter the setting. He is more than one to watch, he is one to follow closely.”
– JazzTimes Magazine
“Whilst it’s not common to display virtuosity, it’s even rarer to be wonderfully creative while doing so. But the rarest of all gifts is to have a unique voice; a sound that is unmistakably your own, Troy Roberts has this gift. He amply demonstrates that it’s possible to pay homage to the great tenor players of jazz and still create a fresh approach that leaves the listener always in anticipation of what he’ll come up with next.”
– James Morrison