Questioned Answer – The Extra Tracks

This collection of standards and jazz classics, played with warmth, intelligence and lack of cliche by the intergenerational collaboration between Grammy® Award winning trumpeter Brian Lynch and new piano star on the modern jazz horizon Emmet Cohen, is a natural companion to “Questioned Answer” (Hollistic MusicWorks HMW 12), from whose recording sessions these cuts have been culled from.

The musical lock between Lynch and Cohen has roots that go beyond the work they’ve put in towards crafting a distinctive sound in both quartet and duo formats. Their common ground in committing to grounded, yet contemporary playing and composing, coupled with the mixture of Lynch’s magisterial command and Cohen’s poised-beyond-his-years musicality, has resulted in a original and compelling group sound tailored for today’s listener.

Brian Lynch/Emmet Cohen Duo

Brian Lynch – trumpet
Emmet Cohen – piano

Recorded September 15 and October 20, 2012 at Hirsch Studio, New York, NY (Engineer: Armand Hirsch)
Mixing: Brian Lynch
(Hollistic MusicWorks Studios, Miami, FL / New York, NY)
Mix Consultants: Tyler McDiarmid, Tom Dambly
Mastering: Katsuhiko Naito, Avatar Studios, New York, NY
Design: Brian Lynch and Christian Ericson
Photography: Marla Cohen