THE SHAPE OF A TURN | Trombone Modern Bop Session | Imaginary Full Album

THE SHAPE OF A TURN is a fictional modern bop album from Blue Hour Records, centered on the sound of a trombone-led jazz session standing at the turning point between bebop and early hard bop. Built around the idea of transition, this imagined LP moves from tightly arranged three-horn modern jazz to a leaner one-horn quartet sound. The result is an album of sharp lines, dry swing, intimate ballads, elegant Latin accents, and fast, controlled bop language inspired by the sound world of the mid-1950s. This is not a recreation of one historical record, but an original imaginary jazz album shaped by the spirit of early modern jazz LPs: concise writing, focused improvisation, and the atmosphere of a small studio session captured on tape. Artist: Raymond Cross Sextet / Quartet Album: THE SHAPE OF A TURN Label: Blue Hour Records Catalog No.: BHR-1503 Series: 1500 Series Style: Modern Bop / Early Hard Bop / Trombone-led Jazz Session Tracklist 00:00　THE SHAPE OF A TURN 02:30　A WINDOW AFTER RAIN 06:08　FIFTH STREET SIGNAL 10:08　FIGURE IN GREY 13:30　CROSSING AT ELEVEN 16:17　THE EMPTY CHAIR 18:39　MOON OVER 53RD 22:37　NO MESSAGE TONIGHT 26:38　TWO STOPS BEFORE DAWN 29:29　THE LAST CHANGE Alternate Take 33:24　THE SHAPE OF A TURN — Alternate Take 36:21　A WINDOW AFTER RAIN — Alternate Take 40:20　FIFTH STREET SIGNAL — Alternate Take 44:20　FIGURE IN GREY — Alternate Take 47:46　CROSSING AT ELEVEN — Alternate Take 51:46　THE EMPTY CHAIR — Alternate Take 54:14　MOON OVER 53RD — Alternate Take 58:14　NO MESSAGE TONIGHT — Alternate Take 1:02:14　TWO STOPS BEFORE DAWN — Alternate Take 1:05:09　THE LAST CHANGE — Alternate Take Raymond Cross — trombone Leon Mercer — trumpet Calvin Roach — tenor / baritone saxophone Adrian Bell — piano Marcus Webb — upright bass Jonas Price — drums Luis Ortega — congas on selected tracks If you enjoy fictional jazz albums, vintage-inspired artwork, and original AI-assisted music projects, subscribe to Quiet Nights Jazz for more imaginary sessions from lost corners of jazz history. #Jazz #ModernBop #HardBop #TromboneJazz #BlueHourRecords