Tenderlonious - The Shakedown featuring The 22Archestra

Ed 'Tenderlonious' Cawthorne's debut CD features a dream team of top talent he named the 22archestra, which he leads seamlessly throughout.

Listeners are exposed to the full breadth of Cawthorne's technical and compositional skills, ranging from subtly meandering jazz, to hip hop, Afrobeat, Latin and exhilarating free form jazz. The groups includes former Yussef Kamaal member Yussef Dayes on drums, Ruby Rushton bassist Fergus Ireland and producers Reginald Omas Mamode IV and Jeen Bassa on percussion.

The tracks include 'Maria' which showcases Ed's roots as sample-based producer, pulling influence fromaround the globe to create an undulating piece of flute-led Brazilian fusion that fans of Ruby Rushton will find familiar. The eastern-inspired embellishments raise the temperature further, whilst former Yussef Kamaal member Yussef Dayes' sizzling cymbals and shuffling snare work propel the track forwards, locking down a signature 22a groove.