Buzz

Among mainstream jazz composers, Allison brings in some fresh compositional ideas while sticking to a relatively mellow aesthetic. The result is jazz that's very "nice," with a softness recalling the mellow side of '60s Blue Note acts.

Allison's writing style is solidly mainstream jazz but includes doses of interesting new ideas, such as the block-chords theme in (2).

1- Mysterious mid/fast drifting, with bright bluesy piano solo
2- Calm chords over hyper percussion, for a mildly tense feel
3- Playfully loungy. Midtempo and soft.
4- Tropical island vamp, a relaxed midtempo
5- Soft, gentle, with sparse wandering solo space
6- Gently perky, w/soft horns. Midtempo
7- Beatles cover: gentle, lonely; sparse but pretty. Sorry, I still say jazz versions of Beatles songs are hokey (and I *love* the Beatles)