Lullaby Soul 1 on Billboard's Current Contemporary

1 on Billboard's Current Contemporary Jazz Chart

The original album features mostly covers on side one and original compositions by Redding on side two

The Australian performer travelled via Berlin to eventually settle in Manchester and is joined here by some of the city's most talented improvisers

legendary artists Sean Price and Prodigy

notably on the 13-minute opener Mzwandile

Lullaby Soul 1 on Billboard's Current ContemporaryFor Lullaby, Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick draws on the quartet formation in a programme that includes some of his most exploratory and improvisatory qualities, with a cast of ECM familiars Kristjan Randalu and Ole Morten Vgan on piano and bass, and new arrival Hans Hulbkmo on drums. Theres a sense of abandon within these melodic songs, as the musicians flow smoothly between harmonies, collectively building momentum from within the forms. Eicks