JD Allen – Sowt (Digipak CD)

Detroit-born tenor saxophonist JD Allen has built one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary jazz through relentless economy, letting space do as much work as the notes. A veteran of the New York scene who came up alongside some of the music's most vital voices, Allen works in a tradition that connects Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson to the present tense, demanding full attention from listeners willing to sit with the silence.