{"id":315,"date":"2017-03-17T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smokesessionsrecords.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=315"},"modified":"2021-04-13T21:25:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T21:25:29","slug":"four-in-one","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/smokesessionsrecords.com\/shop\/albums\/four-in-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Four in One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"desc\"><b>HEADS OF STATE MADE THEIR DEBUT<\/b>\u00a0in 2015 with <em>Search for Peace<\/em>, recorded just months after they played together for the first time as a quartet at Smoke Jazz Club in New York City. Now, with another year of playing together under their collective belts (on top of the nearly five decades of relationships shared by the various members), they return with a magnificent new album <em>Four in One<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The title comes from the lesser-known Thelonious Monk composition that opens the record, but it also succinctly captures the group\u2019s growing spirit and identity that have been forged by an all-star band that was originally meant to be a one-time thing. \u201cWe\u2019re trying as best as we know how to establish our own identity,\u201d Willis explains, \u201cand not sound like a jam session band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given the impeccable taste and wealth of experience of all four members, there was very little chance of a \u201cjam session\u201d sensibility emerging in any case, but in the short time they\u2019ve been working together the Heads of State have developed a lithe and lively group sound that\u2019s equal parts burning and elegant, sharp-edged and gregarious.<\/p>\n<p>While the bands\u2019 first album was thrilling because it brought together four revered and masterful musicians in one place for the first time ever, <em>Four in One<\/em> may be even more exciting because it announces their intention to continue to collaborate and evolve together. 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