Guitar Groove MRBLP216 Gene Shaw (trumpet)

Gene Shaw (trumpet)

driven by a constant urge to create

Released in November 2020

but his Gondwana Orchestra (including regular partners Rachel Gladwin on harp and soulful local saxophonist Nat Birchall) is an expanded band featuring Japan's zither-like koto and the haunting sound of the bansuri flute

— AllMusic

Guitar Groove MRBLP216 Gene Shaw (trumpet)In 1960, Belgian guitarist Ren Thomas (1926 1975) had his much anticipated leader debut in the US with the album Guitar Groove. He had appeared on record before, on Toshiko Akiyoshi's United Notions (included here as a bonus) and on Sonny Rollins' Big Brass, but Guitar Groove was a more informal encounter.