Trying Times

Personel

Benito Gonzalez (Piano/Rhodes/Arranger/Producer) Corcoran Holt (Double Bass) Mark Whitfield Jnr. (Drums) Horn Section: (Tryin’ Times) Eric Wyatts (Tenor Saxophone) Duane Eubanks (Trumpet) Andrae Murchison (Trombone) Russell Malone (Electro-acoustic Guitar – ‘Lazy Afternoon’ and ‘Still Trying’)

Track Listing

1. Tryin’ Times (05:15) 2. Still Trying (03:50) 3. On A ClearDay (04:14) 4. Ugly Beauty (Still We Dream) (04:16) 5. 500 Miles High (05:37) 6. Thou Swell (03:44) 7. Lazy Afternoon (03:38) 8. Joy (06:14) 9. Unity (06:38) 10. Still We Try (Spoken Word Tone Poem) (04:13)

Artist Biography

‘A Beguiling Soulfulness’ ~ Jazz Times. Deelee Dubé made history as the first British winner of the Sassy Awards (NJ, USA) and is one of the most gifted vocalists to have emerged from the London scene in many years. Embodying a stellar African musical lineage, the eclectic tastes of a London upbringing, and a deep love and respect for the jazz tradition. Deelee possesses what the Jazz Times calls “a warm tone, genuine blues feeling, and easy rhythmic authority.” ‘Ms. Dubé, the first British recipient of the SVIJV award, has a voice of the purest gold’ ~ Jazz In Reading