BoB: A Palindrome
Available March 12, 2013
Fresh from 2013 Grammy Award wins with Sir Paul McCartney and Chris Botti, Robert Hurst assembles an all-star cast featuring Branford Marsalis, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Marcus Belgrave, Bennie Maupin, Robert Glasper, and Adam Rudolph on his 6th release as a bandleader.
Reviews of BoB: A Palindrome
- “This is urbane, highly creative, and straight-ahead modern jazz at its finest.”
- Matt Collar, AllMusic - “jazz bassist Robert Hurst’s sixth studio recording and his best yet.”
- Charles L. Latimer, I Dig Jazz - “Robert Hurst plays with an elegant soul and the precision of a surgeon.”
- Brent Black, Critical Jazz - “The performances... are consistently exemplary. ...well worth the wait.”
- S. Victor Aaron, Something Else!
2013 Grammy Winners Featuring Robert Hurst on Bass
- “Impressions” by Chris Botti: Best Pop Instrumental Album
- “Kisses on the Bottom” by Paul McCartney: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“The instrumental focus ...often falls on the velvety bass of Robert Hurst...”
- Jim Farber, New York Daily News
Critical Acclaim
- Critics Pick for Best Jazz CDs of 2011: “Unrehurst Vol. 2” and “Bob Ya Head”
- Downbeat Annual Critics Poll: Top Bassists of 2011
Robert Hurst has been one of the most in-demand bass players in jazz for the past quarter century and has done extensive stints in the bands of Wynton Marsalis, Tony Williams, Branford Marsalis, Charles Lloyd, Chris Botti, and Diana Krall.
Hurst is an Associate Professor of Music at The University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, Dept. of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation, Ann Arbor, MI.
Click here to download Robert's full biography (PDF).
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Management & Label: info@bebobmusic.com
Booking: Mark Gurley, markbooksjazz@gmail.com
Publicity: Terri Hinte, hudba@sbcglobal.net
