Acceptance

2020 release from the critically acclaimed pianist. There have been two hallmarksstandards, if you willthat have been a part of every Billy Childs album. The first is the journey hes traveled as a composer. He has always written music and to great acclaim: he has received five Grammy Awards and 16 nominations, many for composition and arrangement. But for the second hallmark, Childs has always been a player, toohaving cultivated his jazz voice in the working bands of trombonist J.J. Johnson and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. Childs thrives on group improvisation and has recruited fellow master musicianssaxophonist Steve Wilson, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Eric Harlandas the core ensemble for this collection: Acceptance. Elena Pinderhughes on flute; vocalists Alicia Olatuja, Aubrey Johnson and Sara Gazarek; and percussionists Rogerio Boccato and Munyungo Jackson complete the stellar lineup on this recording.