“This album is my take on standards ,” says Jesse Palter, referring to the relationship between songwriter and performer. “Sometimes the path to becoming the best, most honest version of yourself is a messy, beautiful scribble rather than a carefully planned straight line, but that makes the journey all the more fascinating.”
With Nothing Standard, Palter is accompanied by an excellent trio, alternately sensual, soulful and hard groove, composed of pianist Michael Jellick (Stanley Jordan) and bassist Ben Williams, who has also played with Pat Metheny's Unity Band, winner of an award. a Grammy. Both musicians were part of the Motor City-based Jesse Palter Quartet, which performed more than 250 concerts a year for five years. The trio also includes drummer Gregory Hutchinson (Dianne Reeves, Joshua Redman).