Josh Lawrence - Measured Response (2024)

Josh Lawrence
Measured Response
2024 - Posi-Tone Records: PR8257
https://www.posi-tone.com/measuredr/measuredr.html
https://joshlawrence.bandcamp.com/album/measured-response

* Josh Lawrence: trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 3, 7)
* Diego Rivera : tenor saxophone
* Art Hirahara : piano
* Luques Curtis: bass
* Rudy Royston : drums

https://www.joshlawrencejazz.com/
https://www.diegoriverajazz.com/
https://www.arthirahara.com/
https://www.luquescurtis.com/
https://www.rudyroyston.com/

Recorded by Nick O’Toole at Acoustic Recording,
Brooklyn, New York, USA, on November 19, 2022.

Reviews
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By David A. Orthmann
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/measured-response-josh-lawrence-posi-tone-records

Art Hirahara's brief, cryptic solo piano intro to "Where Do We Go?," the
opening track of trumpeter/flugelhornist Josh Lawrence's album, offers little
indication of what immediately follows: Lawrence's warm-toned, delectable horn
surrounded by relaxed, straightforward, middling-tempo swing courtesy of
bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Rudy Royston. This intriguing transition sets
the stage for a recording that establishes a loose continuity amid changes in
mood and temperament. [...]

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By Jim Hynes
https://www.makingascene.org/josh-lawrence-measured-response/

By George W. Harris
https://www.jazzweekly.com/2024/04/josh-lawrence-measured-response/