September 2007

Ryan Keberle Double Quartet
Ryan Keberle Double Quartet
Alternate Side

By Forrest Dylan Bryant

Warm and breezy, trombonist Ryan Keberle’s debut release expands the standard quartet with four additional brass pieces, a configuration balancing the rich sense of a large ensemble with the fluid agility of a small band. The disc is upbeat from start to finish, as easygoing originals alternate with crisp, well-mannered arrangements of tunes by the Beatles, Wayne Shorter and Brad Mehldau. Neatly layered horn passages stand out throughout the disc, which is also distinguished by Keberle’s ever-cheerful solos.