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Scott Routenberg Trio Live at Merrimans' Playhouse: Oscar Peterson Tribute
(Release Date January 16, 2026)
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The Scott Routenberg Trio presents a swinging tribute to legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson on his centennial. Routenberg, who studied with a student of Oscar Peterson, has carefully crafted a joyous set of Oscar's memorable originals and the master's arrangements of timeless jazz standards.
The album was included at the 2026 Jazz Congress in New York City as part of the annual Jazz Jukebox Jury event, made the JazzWeek "Most Added" list its first week on the jazz radio charts, and was #5 in Jazzwise magazine's February 2026 "Essential Sounds from JazzFM on Rayo" chart. The album broke into the Top 100 on JazzWeek its second week on the charts and made both the "Most Added" and "Increased Airplay" lists. It was featured on All About Jazz on the program Ben Boddie on Jazz, The Creative Source with Dr. Brad Stone, and Jazz Outpost with Ken Irwin.
Scott Routenberg, piano
Michael Santos, bass
Cassius Goens III, drums
1. Kelly's Blues (Oscar Peterson)
2. City Lights (Oscar Peterson)
3. The Girl from Ipanema (A.C. Jobim)
4. Yours is My Heart Alone (Franz Lehar)
5. Wheatland (Oscar Peterson)
6. Cool Walk (Oscar Peterson)
7. Corcovado (A.C. Jobim)
8. March Past (Oscar Peterson)
9. Blues for Big Scotia (Closing Remarks) (Oscar Peterson)
Recorded live October 11, 2025 for Merrimans' Playhouse
Jazz Performance Series
Performance produced & hosted by Stephen Merriman
and Mary Merriman
Sound engineers: Justin Heron & Stephen Merriman
Photography by Mary Merriman
Produced by Scott Routenberg
Mixed & mastered by Scott Routenberg
Graphic design by Scott Routenberg
Radio and Print Promotion by Lisa Reedy
Headwinds (Released December 6, 2024)
Jazz Wind Quintet by Scott Routenberg featuring No Strings Attached Winds
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Headwinds
I. A Bolt From the Blue
II. Vignette
III. Changes
No Strings Attached Winds
Suzanne Farley, flute
Leonid Sirotkin, oboe
Rebecca Chappell, clarinet
Melvin Chappell, bassoon
Suzanne Rice, horn
Headwinds is a three-movement woodwind quintet hybridizing elements of jazz and classical music. Movements one and three function as contrafacts of two jazz repertoire mainstays: the twelve-bar blues and “rhythm changes.” These two movements are also played with swing and feature idiomatic jazz melodies, harmonies, and rhythms. Movement one, A Bolt From the Blue, opens with a modern take on the blues in F, with the quintet mimicking a small jazz ensemble. The bassoon imitates upright bass walking lines, and each instrument is featured in a written improvisation over one chorus of the form. The beginning of the horn solo playfully quotes the main theme of Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, which also served as Thelonious Monk’s inspiration for his blues Straight, No Chaser. After the solos, the quintet begins a shout chorus with a quote from John Coltrane’s Giant Steps. The middle movement, Vignette, transforms melodic and rhythmic motives from the first movement into a lushly orchestrated, impressionistic and through-composed ballad. Movement three, Changes, sets a new melody to the chord progression of George Gershwin’s I’ve Got Rhythm, known fondly to jazz musicians as “rhythm changes.” As with movement one, Changes pays homage to generations of jazz musicians’ re-interpretations of the standard repertoire.