{"product_id":"okonski-entrance-music-black-orange","title":"Okonski - Entrance Music [Black \u0026 Orange]","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter almost two years, Okonski returns with \u003cem\u003eEntrance Music\u003c\/em\u003e – an album that finds the trio at the height of their improvisational prowess and celebrating the spontaneous and the meditative. Following on the heels of 2023's debut album, \u003cem\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/em\u003e, pianist and frontman Steve Okonski reunited longtime musical collaborators (Durand Jones and the Indications bandmate Aaron Frazer on drums, and Michael Isvara bassist Ish Montgomery) for another session in the spirit of artists like the Bad Plus, Gerald Clayton and The Breathing Effect. At the end of the day, \u003cem\u003eEntrance Music\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an invitation to the early hours, where the songs linger in the doorway, announcing their presence before returning to the air, in a meticulous drift toward what comes next. Recorded over the course of a five-day session, \u003cem\u003eEntrance Music\u003c\/em\u003e was one of the first albums recorded at Portage Lounge, Terry Cole's studio in Loveland, OH. “It was a new setup, but with Terry behind the consoles, it felt very familiar,” Okonski says. “I can't stress enough that Terry feels like a fourth member [of the band] because of the space he sets up, the energy he brings and the production ideas. » The energy and sound created with label exec Colemine at the helm makes for a listening experience equally at home with the ECM or Stones Throw catalogs. Undulating notes from the pastoral opener, “October,” \u003cem\u003eEntrance Music\u003c\/em\u003e is lush with anticipation, with both band and listener feeling the tension within the tranquility – where the interplay of jazz improvisation and boom bap rhythms never underestimates the musicianship, but the talent is always in service of the song. Although the band doesn't play as often as they'd like, it doesn't take much time for the three to get in tune. Montgomery's bass opening for \"Passing Through\" bends and moves with a singular meditative grace before piano and percussion join in the daylight filling a room with breath and light. If \u003cem\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/em\u003e resonated with last orders and late nights, \u003cem\u003eEntrance Music\u003c\/em\u003e answers it with early mornings and first cups of coffee. While much of the debut album resonates with his time in New York, \u003cem\u003eEntrance Music\u003c\/em\u003e “seems a little less 'on the streets at 2 a.m.' and a little more nature-based...a little more ethereal,” Okonski says. “It’s definitely age, environment and family – it all comes across in the music. » \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinylestore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67910298566733,"sku":"648564356340","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/9131\/7325\/files\/4397732-3315164.jpg?v=1794005533","url":"https:\/\/vinylestore.shop\/products\/okonski-entrance-music-black-orange","provider":"Vinylestore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}