Ed Bickert / Lorne Lofsky Quartet (Remastered) Ed Bickert & Lorne Lofsky

• 1 Morning Star 07:07
• 2 I Remember You 04:06
• 3 Port of Spain 04:33
• 4 Falling Grace 03:11
• 5 The Cupbearers 03:35
• 6 Bittersuite 05:29
• 7 Up with the Lark 06:34
• 8 Crazy She Calls Me 04:21
• 9 Bean and the Boys 05:09
• Total Runtime 44:05

Info for Ed Bickert / Lorne Lofsky Quartet (Remastered)

This is the 1985 recording featuring the inaugural pairing of two phenomenal jazz guitarists, Ed Bickert and Lorne Lofsky, performing together in a quartet setting with Neil Swainson (bass) and Jerry Fuller (drums). Originally released on vinyl (Unisson DDA-1002), this long out-of-print session has now been re-mastered for digital release in 2022 by Cornerstone Records Inc.

The program features nine carefully chosen tunes: seven jazz ‘standards’, one composition by bassist Neil Swainson, plus another by Steve Swallow. With Ed Bickert and Jerry Fuller no longer with us, this release provides a great opportunity to hear this wonderful quartet at its peak.

These two Canadians , the veteran Ed Bickert and the youthful Lorne Lofsky, are among the best jazz guitarists in the world today. Ed played with top Canadian groups for some years and was highly thought of by those who heard him, but did not come to the attention of the wider jazz public until Paul Desmond began playing and recording with him. Lofsky began in rock and roll, got bored with it, and made the transition to jazz with Ed Bckert’s guitar style as a major influence. He hadn’t been playing long in Toronto clubs when Oscar Peterson heard him and produced his first record on Pablo Today. While each guitarist has his own individual style, both are concerned with harmonic development, both are very sensitive in accompaniment, and both use only as many notes as are necessary to develop their ideas.

Ed Bickert, guitar
Lorne Lofsky, guitar
Neil Swainson, bass
Jerry Fuller, drums

Digitally remastered

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