THE STAN TRACEY TRIBUTE QUARTET (feat. CLARK TRACEY)
Simon Allen - Reeds
Gareth Williams - Piano
Andrew Cleyndert - Bass
Clark Tracey - Drums
Simon Allen is one of our finest contemporary saxophonists with a history of fronting the Stan Tracey Quartet, as well being a member of Tracey's Octet, Sextet and Big Band.
Gareth Williams is an outstanding pianist, a powerhouse musician more than capable of re-energising Stan Tracey's compositions.
Andrew Cleyndert on bass was with Stan for 25 years, performing in all his ensembles and recording him often on his own record label.
Clark Tracey spent 35 years as Stan's drummer, recording, touring and performing with his father.
The Stan Tracey Tribute Quartet plays a chronological repertoire of Stan's best loved material and a few cheeky unknown ones.
"For me Tracey is a world-class musician whose mature and distinctive artistry – his own “snap-crackle” – is right up there with the likes of Philly Joe Jones and Roy Haynes. Clark Tracey is also a great bandleader, able to engage both easily and warmly with audiences while offering them the most intelligently programmed music, selected from many a realm of jazz."
Jazz Journal, 2024.