Breathe BF253P50% Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone

Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone

The 8-song set presents compelling new band member originals along with choice covers of pieces by Lyle Mays (“Slink”) and Wayne Shorter (“Penelope”)

and melody infused with styles from hip hop

Home Cookin’ featured Smith in a quartet with tenor saxophonist Percy France

’ and ‘Seven Years’ from the Allaire sessions

Breathe BF253P50% Hank Mobley on tenor saxophoneBreathe captures the Hammond B 3 organ legend Dr. Lonnie Smith during his 75th birthday run at the Jazz Standard in NYC in 2017, the same week he recorded his acclaimed trio album All In My Mind. On this night the good doctor took the stage with an expanded line up featuring Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar, Johnathan Blake on drums, John Ellis on tenor saxophone, Jason Marshall on baritone saxophone, Sean Jones on trumpet, and Robin Eubanks on trombone.