Palmetto Records celebrates the life and musicianship of the late pianist/composer Frank Kimbrough with a pair of gorgeous trio dates from a particularly fruitful period in his career. Frank Kimbrough 2003-2006 is out August 12, 2022 via CD and digital with LPs coming later this year. The set features newly mixed and remastered editions of the pianist’s 2003 Lullabluebye featuring Be n Allison and Matt Wilson with his 2006 follow-up Play featuring Masa Kamaguchi and Paul Motian.
“Frank Kimbrough [was] a pianist of unerring taste and touch, a composer drawn to flowing ethereality, and an improviser steeped in the art of epiphany.” – Nate Chinen, WBGO
“ [Kimbrough] was remarkably at ease in any style of jazz, turning on a dime from blocky and dissonant clusters to bebop workouts to ethereal subtleties. In all cases, his impeccable touch was balanced by a strong undercurrent of rhythm.” – Michael J. West, JazzTimes