2-3-4 music-product I’ll Stay

I’ll Stay

The Squirrel (Alternate Master)

“It’s the idea of being a conduit for the music as a higher power that actually influences what we’re playing

Featuring Blanchard’s band E-Collective with pianist Fabian Almazan

AUTUMN IN NEW YORK  (Vernon Duke)

2-3-4 music-product I’ll StayRecorded on February 5 and 8, 1962, 2 3 4 is one of drummer Shelly Mannes most celebrated small group sessions and a standout in the Impulse! catalog, produced by Bob Thiele and featuring an intergenerational ensemble of Manne, tenor legend Coleman Hawkins, pianists Eddie Costa and Hank Jones, and bassist George Duvivier. The album blends swing tradition with modern improvisation, highlighting Hawkins in a late career resurgence, Mannes subtle