I put on this album “10 Years – Anniversary Edition” by Charles Owens Trio on a random evening. not really planning to write about it right away. I just wanted something instrumental while I cleaned up my desk. I ended up sitting down instead.
“Cameron The Wise” opens the record and it grabbed me fast. The sax lines are amazing. Not loud, not aggressive. Just clear. And the drums right behind it are just perfect. I kept noticing the hi-hat patterns more than I expected. Small thing, but it made the track alive. “Caught Up In The Rapture” keeps that same forward motion. The groove sits comfortably and the sax sort of circles the melody. I liked that.
Then those little “Interlude” moments show up. They’re short and creative. At first I thought, okay, interesting idea. But after the second and third one, I started looking forward to them. They reset my ears.
“Angelica” slows things down in a gentle way. Nothing dramatic. Just space. “Central Park West” hit me differently though. I played that one twice. Late night, lights off, just listening to how the notes hang for a second before fading.
There are 15 tracks if you count the five interludes, but it didn’t feel long. It felt like sitting in a room with musicians who know each other well enough not to overplay. I didn’t expect to connect with this record as much as I did. But I did. And honestly, I’ll be replaying it again this week.
