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To A Star

by Mike Allen

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1.
Hot Stuff 03:59
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Invitation 06:04
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Tabasco Burn 06:07
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JuJu 08:09
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Isfahan 09:20
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Speak Truth 04:43
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To A Star 06:22

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The latest album from Canadian tenor saxophonist Mike Allen finds Allen delivering a perceptive and spirited outing featuring drum legend Carl Allen and bassist John Lee.

Mike's lyrical playing and musical hospitality inspire a bandstand vibe that opens up to vital performances. To A Star combines a studio session with a some live tracks recorded live at Frankie's Jazz Club in Vancouver. Allen's specialty is playing in the chordless trio format and arguably no one does it better. The 10-track set is perceptive and spirited outing by a Canadian treasure.

credits

released March 10, 2023

Mike Allen-tenor saxophone
John Lee-bass
Carl Allen-drums

executive producer-Cory Weeds
Produced by Mike Allen and Cory Weeds
Tracks 1, 8 and 10 recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC Canada on July 3rd, 2022
All other tracks recorded at Frankie's Jazz Club in Vancouver, BC, Canada on July 3rd, 2022
Engineered a, mixed and mastered by Sheldon Zaharko
Photos by Cory Weeds
Design and layout by John Sellards

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Mike Allen Vancouver, British Columbia

Spare, elegant, melodic, soaring, fierce Vancouver's Mike Allen has arrived as the country's top jazz saxophonist. From New York to Montreal to Vancouver...credits as a sideman include stints with musicians as diverse as Cedar Walton, Kenny Wheeler, Chuck Israels and Canadian guitar phenom Sonny Greenwich. Allen's a sideman on Michael Bublé’s Grammy-winning 2009 album, Crazy Love. less ... more

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