Cornish, Bill: Gratitude

We last heard from keyboardist Bill Cornish in 2019 with the release of his excellent album Waking Dreams. Well, he’s back with a follow up album titled Gratitude. Of course Cornish’s keyboards and piano are all over the album but he lets all the musicians beside him shine as there are tremendous solo spots throughout the album’s thirteen tracks.

Gratitude is a very accessible jazz/fusion album and the opening track “Zócalo� is very melodic with rousing feel good grooves and excellent sax, trumpet, synth and guitar solo spots. Everything flows so naturally and there is never a sense of showboating, especially since the melody is always close at hand. Next is the more restrained and slightly funky “Say What?� which includes a smoking sax solo from Joe Difiore. Cornish brings it down a little more with a couple of mellower tracks, the lovely “Gratitude� which includes another sublime sax solo, this time from Marius Trapp, and the smooth “Warm House On A Cold Day� featuring Cornish’s inviting piano work and, you guessed it, another fine sax solo courtesy of Robbert-Jan Zandvoort. The easy going “Serenidade� and the keyboard heavy “Echidna� are more excellent tracks. Cornish really makes his present felt on the latter, an up-tempo number that has a retro ‘70s flair. The next couple of tracks, “Snow Dance� and “Restless Sands� feature the violin work of Jessie Morgan and Maria Grig, who also adds cello. Both are slightly darker in tone, invoking a wistfulness that is easily felt.

Gratitude is another fine album from Mr. Cornish, very easy on the ears with finely crafted melodies and superb musicianship. As such, this one comes highly recommended.

Track Listing:
1. Zócalo
2. Say What?
3. Gratitude
4. Warm House On A Cold Day
5. Serenidade
6. Echidna
7. Snow Dance
8. Restless Sands
9. Madeira
10. Swang Thang
11. Anima Mundi
12. Afterimage
13. Wabi Sabi

Added: September 24th 2020
Reviewer: Jon Neudorf
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