Generations

Stunning arrangements of rarely recorded songs composed by a select list of jazz innovators distinguish this debut recording by bandleader and drummer/percussionist Bill Ransom. The addition of horns to Pat Metheny's John McKee, a little rice-n-beans to Miles' Solar and a New Orleans second line beat to Tony Williams' Sister Cheryl are among the boundary-pushing touches found throughout. With selections sure to become new jazz standards, ... Generations is not a showcase for Bill Ransom the drummer. It is a celebration of the joy shared... The torch passing from one era to the next. - Bobby Jackson, Music Director, 90.3 FM WCPN, Cleveland.