Joe Farnsworth: In What Direction Are You Headed?
 | Label: SMOKE SESSIONS RECORDS Catalog: 19526922894 Format: CD Joe Farnsworth Immanuel Wilkins, Kurt RosenwinkelMarsalis drummer Joe Farnsworth with an all-star quintet featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel, Immanuel Wilkins, Robert Hurst and Julius Rodriguez! "In What Direction Are You Headed?" marks a turning point in Farnsworth's career, as he has assembled a new quintet that includes not famous "forebears" but esteemed younger, up-and-coming talents of his own generation. The drummer's third release for the Smoke Sessions Records label features guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, keyboardist Julius Rodriguez and bassist Robert Hurst. "I've spent my whole life playing with great musicians like Cedar Walton and George Coleman and Harold Mabern, and I've been very fortunate to achieve those goals," Farnsworth says. "In the meantime, there are all these guys my age and younger players doing something brand new. It's time for me to take the lessons I've learned from these elders and develop my own thing."  Price: $22.98 |