RUBY RUSHTON
GIDEON’S WAY
Label: 22a
Cat. no: 22A039
Format: 12EP
Barcode: 5052442020387
Ruby Rushton return to 22a with a four-track album teaser combining a
fusion of sounds from across the jazz spectrum in their own distinctive style.
The band have forged an instantly recognisable sound since their debut
release 'Two For Joy', hitting the sweet spot by simultaneously sounding
classic and forward-thinking.
'Spanish Raga' opens the EP, inspired by an evening out after a gig in Madrid in 2019. Always
unpredictable, the tune moves from delicate flute melodies to punchy synth bass and drum
grooves, with a Raga inspired flute interlude in the middle.
'Fall From Grace' is a melancholic jazz folk song. Inspired by the current uncertainty we all face.
It winds through a complex horn line driven by explosive drums.
The EP title track 'Gideon's Way' carries on the cinematic "cop music" theme from the bands
2019 LP 'Ironside', taking inspiration from ITV's sixties cop classic 'Gideon's Way'.
Latin-jazz roller 'The Good Mixer' closes out the EP in energetic fashion, with a nod to
Dingwalls and other closed Camden watering holes. A free-wheeling, playful tune with
combined flute and trumpet solos nodding to the Charles Mingus approach of ensemble
playing, elevated by Carnegie's drum grooves.
'Gideon's Way' leaves the door ajar for the fifth Ruby Rushton album,
scheduled for release later this year.
Tracks:
1. Spanish Raga
2. Fall From Grace
3. Gideon's Way
4. The Good Mixer
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