Tim Stine Trio

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Album Info

Release Date: 2016-09-02

Labels: Monofonus Press, Astral Spirits

Edition of 175. Tim Stine has become the guitarist of choice for many groups/improv settings in the Chicago area since 2008, including his incredible work with the Nick Mazzarella Quintet. So it's with extreme pleasure that we present the first physical release for Stine as a leader/writer with this self-titled Tim Stine Trio tape! Stine fills out his trio with the go-to Chicago rhythm section of Anton Hatwich on bass and Frank Rosaly on drums. The first thing that grabs you is that Stine plays acoustic guitar throughout the entire album...a beautiful, conceptual twist on the jazz guitar trio sound - The acoustic guitar adds an earthy, in-your-face feel that brings Stine's playing to the foreground while Hatwich and Rosaly provide a strong and spacious background for Stine's gorgeous melodies. This is the kind of guitar trio record we at AS have been waiting to hear and Tim Stine has gone beyond our wildest expectations...-Astral Spirits