Daggerboard – Daggerboard & The Skipper (Wide Hive Records, 2022)
“Daggerboard & The Skipper” is a fantastic instrumental album where finely crafted progressive jazz and funk meet elegant chamber music. The artists behind this recording are Throttle Elevator Music composers Gregory Howe and Erik Jekabson in collaboration with bassist and composer Henry Franklin, also known as ‘The Skipper’.
The album features remarkable soaring trumpet work, spectacular bass performances, crystalline electric piano, mesmerizing vibraphone, outstanding guitar lines, an exquisite string ensemble, and skillful creative drumming.
The lineup includes Gregory Howe on percussion; Mike Hughes on drums; Ross Howe on guitars; Erik Jekabson on trumpet; Roger Glenn on vibraphone; Henry “The Skipper” Franklin on acoustic bass; Matt Clark on Rhodes piano; Mads Tolling on violin; Anthony Blea on violin; Charith Premawardhana on viola; and Ben Davis on cello.