Peter Lin The Lintet, With Respect Review

Trombonist, educator and composer Peter Lin has released his debut album titled, With Respect with his group Peter Lin The Lintet. Lin received his B.A. Music from William Paterson University and MM for Jazz Trombone Studies at Rutgers University. He is currently a faculty member at Jazz House Kids in Montclair, NJ. With Respect delivers nonet playing on seven tracks. Five are jazz arrangements of Chinese and Taiwanese popular songs, one original composition by Lin and one arrangement of a Slide Hampton tune. The music and playing is deeply rooted in the jazz tradition and Lin’s playing is melodic and his tone is big, warm and he has good control of his intonation and phrasing. The five horn writing is exquisite, the music is swinging and sways on the Latin feels, with solos that are highly musical. That’s the short of it!