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Consideration is a collection of compositions by Steve Grover, 1994 winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz/BMI Jazz Composers Competition. Melodic, harmonically rich, and forward thinking, Grover's music embodies many of the different currents that make up the modern jazz language. Featuring:


Tim Sessions trombone
George Garzone saxophones
Frank Carlberg piano
John Lockwood bass
Steve Grover drums

George Garzone appears courtesy of NYC Records



1. Empathy (8:40)
2. Don Won (9:53)
3. Row (6:35)
4. Three Street (6:31)
5. Consideration (9:10) All Compositions by Steve Grover
6. Singular (5:17) Copyright 1999 Young Grover Music
7. Loss (4:02)
8. Say It Again (6:46)
9. Step On It (9:04)
10. The Shortest Day of the Year (6:41)
Excerpts from the Liner Notes

The Creation of music (or any art) involves the interaction of opposites - sometimes seeming contradictions, such as (in Herman Melville's words)

Humility - Scorn
Instinct - Study
Love - Hate
Audacity - Reverence

These, Melville continues, must mate and fuse with Jacob's mystic heart, to wrestle with the angel-Art. In this collection, Steve Grover presents us with compositions that grow out of a tradition, yet avoid codified harmonies and contrived structures. He lets the familiar mingle with the unexpected; effortlessly - deliberately; naturally - surprisingly.

In his understated way, Steve Grover invites us to join in, and witness him wrestle successfully with the angel-Art.

Frank Carlberg