Greens And Blues

Greens and Blues is the second album from Chicago-based saxophonist Tom Gullion and the follow-up to his remarkable debut album ‘Cat's Cradle'. Once again giving the jazz buying public sinuous, melodic sax, guitar, double bass and drums.

Featuring once again the enriching musical talent of John Moulder on guitar and bassist Rob Amster who provides a strong foundation throughout the recording, they are joined by drummer Steve Gillis, who has an amazing talent for responding to Tom's quirky rhythmic concepts.

Tom found the inspiration for Greens and Blues in his home city, the music being a tribute to Chicago. Though it bears similarity to the great ballad made famous by Miles Davis and Bill Evans, the album owes its title to the elevated trains which rattle around the city. All the music was composed or arranged whilst riding the "El" trains; either the Green or the Blue lines. You won't hear any obvious train related themes. Instead you'll hear impressions of the city passing by outside the windows of the train. The influences in Tom's music are from the New York and Chicago Jazz traditions of the 1950s and 60s. The inclusion of the electric guitar in the line-up, filling the space of the pianist, brings and unusual character to the quartet form. The guitar and saxophone, which weave melodically round each other in unison or tense harmony, serve to give the sound an appealingly angular edge.

Produced by Tom Gullion