THE OLSON PINGREY QUARTET
Photo by Rachel Blumenthal
The Olson Pingrey Quartet is a project that I co-lead with trombonist Randy Pingrey. We perform original compositions by Mr. Pingrey and myself arranged for bari sax, trombone, bass, and drums. Inspired by the great Mulligan/Brookmeyer quartet we mix the old with the new. We play freely but also keep up the tradition of hard-bop and bebop as well as mixing in more modern compositions. The unique sound of the bari and trombone as well as the lack of a chordal instrument gives OPQ something a little different.
We’re happy to announce the release of our first album called “Low Contrast.” To check out or purchase this recording please visit:
http://theolsonpingreyquartet.bandcamp.com/
John Edwin Mason wrote a nice review of the album which you can check out on his website here.
Here are some pictures from the “Low Contrast” recording session taken by Ginny Chilton. Scroll down for live recordings from past OPQ performances.
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Live recordings from past performances:
DEC 10TH 2009 @ RUTMAN’S VIOLINS:
My Waltz-Olson Stone Age Rhumba-PingreyBlues for Mac- Olson
Low Contrast-Pingrey Tygart Valley- Olson On the D.L.- Pingrey/Parker
APRIL 24TH 2010 @ LA LUNA CAFE:
Sangfroid-Olson Stone Age Rhumba- Pingrey Tygart Valley- Olson High Contrast- Pingrey
Low Contrast- Pingrey Reverie- Olson
