![]() Cohan steps in with a bluesy piano solo as well. The lyrically rich “No Reruns” is powered by Rob Parton’s flugelhorn with yet another flourish of unique instrumentation that has three cellos in the nonet. The aggregation triples in size to 24 pieces for a glorious tribute to salsa great Eddie Palmieri in “For Eddie P.” The minor blues of “True Bloo” has a gutsy trombone solo from Duncan and colorful vibes from Bugher. Strong turns come from Parton on flugelhorn and Cohan on piano. “The Way I See It” is a mid-tempo, rather bluesy piece that’s woodwind dominated with Bloom and Mary Stolper on alto flutes along with two clarinets, an oboe, and bassoon among the eleven instruments. There are just eight players, one of the smaller units here, with Liebman featured on a soaring solo that exudes personality commensurate with the title. ![]() The album opens with “Mischievous Mark Colby,” about a student who died the previous year. Bloom and Colnot have developed these pieces to feature the following guest soloists: Dave Liebman (soprano sax), Steve Duncan (trombone), David Bugher (vibes), Ron Parton (flugelhorn), Victor Garcia (trumpet), and Ryan Cohan (piano). Not only are there an array of styles here but configurations range from jazz combos to orchestras with large string sections. This is their fourth collaborative album with 15 original compositions from Bloom and 13 arrangements by Colnot, with the two arranging two of the pieces together. Shadow of a Soul is an expansive, largely orchestral album from guitarist, flautist, composer, educator David Bloom and esteemed arranger Cliff Colnot.
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