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Partners in Time is an jazz studio album by pianist and organist Mike LeDonne, released on June 28, 2019, through Savant Records. Though widely recognized for his Hammond B-3 organ work with the Groover Quartet, this project features LeDonne returning to his roots in the acoustic piano trio format.

Track listing

Recorded at the historic Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, the session captures a swinging, soulful post-bop and hard bop aesthetic.

1 Lined With A Groove Ray Brown 6:02
2 My Funny Valentine Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart 6:32
3 Saud (A modal tribute to McCoy Tyner) Mike LeDonne 8:30
4 Lament J.J. Johnson 6:43
5 Recovery Blues Mike LeDonne 7:28
6 Here’s That Rainy Day Johnny Burke / Jimmy Van Heusen 4:33
7 N.P.S. Cedar Walton 7:36
8 Bopsolete Mike LeDonne 5:48

The Personnel

The album showcases a rare, first-time studio trio collaboration between three jazz veterans who have shared a deep musical bond since the 1990s:
• Mike LeDonne – piano
• Christian McBride – bass
• Lewis Nash – drums

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Label: Savant Records, Inc. – SCD 2174
Country: US
Released: 2019