Harlem Shuffle – 2023
Emmet Cohen
A colorful performance of a Herlin Riley song
Pianist Emmet Cohen and drummer Herlin Riley always make for a perfect team, inspiring each other to smile with their musicianship, colorful playing and wit.
In a quintet with trumpeter Bruce Harris, tenor-saxophonist Stacy Dillard, and bassist Russell Hall, they perform Riley’s strutting hard bop original “Harlem Shuffle.”
Harris creates a colorful statement, Cohen sometimes recalls Bobby Timmons in spots, Dillard stretches out a bit, and Hall has an inventive solo.
This performance will leave one smiling.
-Scott Yanow
Ella Fitzgerald