Charles Chen's new album features an all acoustic Horace Silver-esque band with Randy Brecker on trumpet

In Building Characters, pianist Charles Chen pairs jazz legends with other legends from fiction. The album features an acoustic Horace Silver-esque band playing in a variety of styles including bossa nova, classical influenced jazz, funk, swing, pop ballad, & post-bop. It features Randy Brecker on trumpet, Bob Sheppard and Lawrence Feldman on sax, Mike Richmond on bass, & Adam Nussbaum on drums.

Track Listing

• Kismet
• Zhang Fei, Fierce Warrior
• If on a winter's night a traveler
• Colossus of Rhodes
• Alice in Wonderland
• Straw Hat
• Soph, Aeon of Wisdom
• Stardust

Additional Details

Label: Cellar Live

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 50:59 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/16/25

UPC: 628308831067