Now, leading an elastic quartet whose reliable rhythm section includes Dave Kikoski on piano, James Genus on bass, and Clarence Penn on drums, Zilber prepared “Originals for the Originals”, a beautiful 11-track album that homages several jazz saxophone masters. Here, he explores boundaries beyond those traditional melodies and harmonies that served him as an inspiration.
The opener, “Breckerfast Club”, the first of a pair of earnest dedications to Michael Brecker, literally