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Swinging On A Star

by Tardo Hammer

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Propulsive and swinging from top to bottom, Tardo Hammer sets a high bar for piano trio playing with "Swinging on a Star". Buoyed by bassist Lee Hudson and master drummer Steve Williams, Hammer is at once earthy and ethereal in his 9-tune program that ranges from Gil Evans to Monk. Whether tearing into searing up-tempo bop lines, or laying into a relaxed groove, the trio plays with verve and style.

People familiar with the top tier of jazz sidemen in New York City will know of Tardo Hammer’s name. Tardo is a fixture in mainstream Manhattan jazz clubs and has performed in Europe and Japan with some of the world’s leading jazz artists. Perhaps because the demand for his capabilities as a sideman with the likes of Annie Ross, Johnny Griffin, Charles Davis and Grant Stewart, Tardo’s own releases as a leader have been somewhat intermittent; a couple of late 90s releases on Sharp Nine, and his earlier, excellent Cellar Live offering Simple Pleasures. On Swinging on a Star we gain some further insight into Mr. Hammer’s taste, musical values, and considerable strengths as a musician. Tardo is joined here by rhythm mates Lee Hudson; a solid bassist in the gut-string tradition of Oscar Pettiford, and Steve Williams; a drummer cut from the same cloth of his D.C. brethren Jimmy Cobb and Billy Hart.

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released July 7, 2017

Tardo Hammer – piano
Lee Hudson – acoustic bass
Steve Williams – drums

Executive Producer: Cory Weeds
Producer: Cory Weeds & Tardo Hammer
Recorded at Trading 8s Recording Studio in Paramus, New Jersey on January 7, 2017
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Chris Sulit
Design and layout by Ian Hendrickson-Smith

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Tardo Hammer New York, New York

Since the '90s, Hammer has performed in clubs and festivals in Europe, Japan and the U.S. In '99, he began making trio recordings as a leader and appears as a sideman with Warren Vache, Charles Davis, Grant Stewart and others. He is an educator at the Lucy Moses School, The New School and the Special Music High School as well as conducting classes and lessons at clinics and colleges worldwide. ... more

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