More By Artist: Ralph Alessi
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Ralph Alessi, Jason Moran, Drew Gress, Nasheet Waits
Baida [ ECM / CD - released 9/Sep/2013 ] There are magic moments when an artist can be said to have well and truly "arrived." For Ralph Alessi, the release of Baida - his ECM debut as a bandleader - is just such a moment, despite his already extensive resume. Among those in the know, Alessi... |
Ralph Alessi Quartet
It's Always Now [ ECM / CD - released 27/Feb/2023 ] Ralph Alessi's fourth appearance as a leader for the label follows a singular album run that's been met with nothing but praise from The New York Times to The Guardian. The latter lauded Ralph's previous recording Imaginary Friends (2019) for its... |
Ralph Alessi Quartet
It's Always Now (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 2/Jun/2023 ] Ralph Alessi's fourth appearance as a leader for the label follows a singular album run that's been met with nothing but praise from The New York Times to The Guardian. The latter lauded Ralph's previous recording Imaginary Friends (2019) for its... |
Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Andy Milne, Drew Gress, Mark Ferber
Imaginary Friends [ ECM / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] Trumpeter Ralph Alessi's first two ECM albums as a leader - Baida (2013) and Quiver (2016) - justly earned him high praise. The New York Times lauded the "elegant precision and power" of Baida, while The Guardian extolled Quiver, pointing to the... |
Ralph Alessi
A Sun That Never Sets [ ECM / CD - released 24/Jul/2026 ] For A Sun That Never Sets, Ralph Alessi expands the quartet configuration with a fifth player for a set of eleven new compositions that elaborate on Alessi's intricate writing with deep thought and a fresh sense of adventure. The last time Alessi... |
