By Scott McGowan From PS Audio

As a lifelong jazz enthusiast, I’m pretty excited about the newest release from Octave Records: Gabriel Mervine’s Say Somethin’. It was recorded live on the Sonoma Pure DSD System with no overdubbing and strives to harness the spontaneity and interplay between the musicians with stunning fidelity and realism. Gabriel’s trumpet was recorded using Neumann M49 cardioid and Royer 122 ribbon mics to capture all nuance and warmth of his playing, and he’s joined by Tom Amend (piano), Seth Lewis (upright bass) and Alejandro Castaño (drums).
 
I’ll let Gabriel say the rest: “It’s been such a trying year and our goal in making Say Somethin’ was to play music that would bring people some peace of mind, while striking a good balance between simple and complex.”
 
We’re going live soon, but if you care to check out the album in advance here’s the link: https://www.psaudio.com/products/say-somethin/