Eric Scott Reed - Out Late - 180g Vinyl LP

2025

Master pianist Eric Scott Reed leads an invigorating top-shelf session, capturing the late-night vibrations of New York City on OUT LATE, featuring trumpeter Nicholas Payton, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth

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★★★★★ “Eric Scott Reed returns with his best album in years.”
— The Times (London)

“In its elegance and emotional weight, OUT LATE stands shoulder to shoulder with the most profound contemporary jazz recordings.”
— Paris Move

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Jazz musicians are nocturnal by nature. Almost as essential as time spent on the bandstand are the hours celebrated in the hang, where bonds are forged that inevitably feed back into the spirit and camaraderie of the music.

Those strong ties, lifelong relationships, and late night revelries are vibrantly illustrated on OUT LATE, the exhilarating and inventive new album from pianist and composer Eric Scott Reed. OUT LATE boasts a striking stellar quintet whose members share deep... 

Eric Scott Reed - piano
Nicholas Payton - trumpet
Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone
Peter Washington - bass
Joe Farnsworth - drums