Helen Sung - Quartet+ (2021)

Helen Sung
Quartet+
2021 - Sunnyside Records, Sunnyside Communications, Inc.: SSC 1624
https://www.sunnysiderecords.com/site/release_detail?id=1088
https://helensung./album/quartet

* Helen Sung : piano
* John Ellis : tenor saxophone (1, 5-8), soprano saxophone (11, 13),
flute (2-4)
* David Wong : bass
* Kendrick Scott: drums

· Harlem Quartet
* Ilmar Gavilán : violin I (12, 9)
* Melissa White : violin II (2, 9)
* Jaime Amador : viola (4, 9)
* Felix Umansky : cello (11, 9)

https://www.helensung.com/

Reviews
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By Filipe Freitas
https://jazztrail.net/blog/helen-sung-quartet-plus-album-review

Although well seated in the jazz tradition, Helen Sung extends that predominant
language in this new album by melding it with classical infusions and other
elements. Here, she leads a core jazz quartet that includes saxophonist John
Ellis, bassist David Wong and drummer Kendrick Scott, but her wild card is
played with the beguiling airiness of string arrangements (performed by the
Harlem Quartet) while giving life to three new compositions, revitalizing two
originals from previous recordings, and celebrating women’s artistry by finding
new sonic outfits for pieces by influential female jazz composers. [...]

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By Natalie Weiner
https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/helen-sung-a-force-for-progress/

By George W. Harris
https://www.jazzweekly.com/2021/10/helen-sung-with-harlem-quartet-quartet/

By Gary Whitehouse
https://agreenmanreview.com/music-2/helen-sungs-quartet/

By Sebastian Scotney
https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-helen-sung-%E2%80%93-quartet

By Michael Toland
https://bigtakeover.com/recordings/HelenSunwithspecialguestHarlemQuartetQuartetSunnyside

By Anthony Dean-Harris
https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/quartet