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| After a Lifetime of Service, Trumpeter Kerry Moffit Releases Debut CD, "What Goes Around Comes Around" KERRY MOFFIT has been a professional musician for 41 years, performing regularly around the country and around Europe. He has performed with and written arrangements for all types of groups, from large jazz orchestras to small ensembles, and he has appeared on over 70 recordings as a sideman. Moffit has accomplished much over his long career, but he has never released a project under his name until now. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND, Moffit's debut CD as a leader with his band, Turning Circles, is an impressive showcase for this brilliant trumpeter's performance and compositional talents. Moffit has a good reason for not putting out his own project until now. He served as a proud member of the United States Air Force Bands for nearly 25 years. The Air Force Bands are among the premier musical organizations in the country. Moffit enlisted in 1991, and throughout his service, he played trumpet in concert bands, ceremonial bands, jazz ensembles, and pop/rock bands for both military and civilian audiences. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND features four jazz standards and four original tunes penned by Moffit, who also arranged all the music. The album is a stellar debut for an artist who has had an amazing career despite the fact he is unknown to general jazz audiences. Moffit is at the top of his form as a musician and composer. His warm trumpet tone and hip phrasing pare beautifully with his sophisticated compositions. Like a fine wine that has had time to age, his music is intricate, full of vibrant colors, and eminently pleasing to the palate. Personnel Kerry Moffit, trumpet, flugelhorn Seth Ebersole, alto & tenor saxophones Rob Killips, trombone (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) Altin Sinclair, trombone (3, 6) Arlene Pritchard McDaniel, Fender Rhodes, Casio Prive (1, 3, 4, 6, 8) Luther Allison, Fender Rhodes (2, 5, 7) Terri Newman, acoustic bass Ian LeVine, drums Arranged and Produced by Kerry Moffit Tracks 1. THIS I DIG OF YOU 5:41 2. JUST A FEW 4:48 3. FREE FOR ALL 8:16 4. KATRINA BALLERINA 9:01 5. LIFE, LOVE, LOSS 8:04 6. 20-4 JAM 7:27 7. M.I. 6:25 8. BUT BEAUTIFUL 6:44 write your comments about the article :: © 2021 Jazz News :: home page |