Gershwin: Island to Island

Pianist and vocalist Kathleen Landis pays tribute to George Gershwin in his centennial year on her unique and strong debut Gershwin: Island to Island. Landis employs an impressive lineup of jazz stalwarts interweaving Eddie Gomez, Wallace Roney, Eddie Henderson, and Joe Locke on the full "Cuban Overture Fantasy" suite. The sections are broken up into morning, afternoon, and night, interweaving with Gershwin standards including "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Embraceable You," and "My Man's Gone Now." The music switches between a piano trio to the Bob Parsons orchestration created from sketches Landis and musical director Charles Moore had worked on for more than a year. Gaining influence from the Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaborations, Gershwin: Island to Island adds a new chapter to the world of this legendary composer's songbook.