Each Step
Each Step
Just One of Those Things
The More I See You
Milestones
What Now?
These Are the Things We Throw Away
Change
Grantstand
Grant's Groove

Nathan Borton, guitare
Xavier Davis, piano
Rodney Whitaker, basse
Keith Hall, batterie
Diego Rivera, saxophone
Chris Glassmann, trombone basse

With a fat, warm tone threading through the jazz cymbal groove with poetic patience, guitarist Nathan Borton celebrates his Midwest musical inspirations - particularly Grant Green & Wes Montgomery - with blues-drenched lines & rhythms on this, his debut recording. Along with jazz masters Xavier Davis on piano, bassist Rodney Whitaker, drummer Keith Hall, and the front line of saxophonist Diego Rivera & bass trombonist Chris Glassman, we don’t just hear a tribute to evergreen jazz guitar purism, but rather a complete, satisfying journey through the rich tradition of straight-ahead jazz. From the hard swinging "Milestones," or Tin Pan Alley classics such as "Just One of Those Things," through five originals from Borton and his mentor/producer Randy Napoleon, we discover a young talent with a deep wellspring of ideas and a penchant for surprising musical moments.