Secret Rhymes

TROY ROBERTS – tenor sax & compositions SILVANO MONASTERIOS – piano JEFF 'TAIN' WATTS – drum set CHRIS SMITH – upright bass Produced by Troy Roberts Recorded at Lofish Studios, NYC on Aug 5 & 6, 2014 Mixed & Mastered by Javier Carrion for HAM Media Group Engineered by Fernando Aponte / Assistant Engineer: Reed Taylor Photography by Nacho Guevara / Artwork by Stephanie Tiangco for HAM Media Group All compositions by Troy Roberts except: ‘Stella By Starlight’ composed by Victor Young (arrangement by Troy Roberts) ‘Up Jumped Spring’ composed by Freddie Hubbard (arrangement by Troy Roberts) ‘Piano Concerto No. 2’ composed by Sergei Prokofiev (arrangement by Troy Roberts) Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts endorses Sonor Drums Troy Roberts endorses Vandoren, Thomas Woodwinds and Audiofly Join us on facebook at www.facebook.com/TroyRobertsMusic or visit www.troyroberts.com "Roberts, though young in age, certainly has an arsenal of abilities under his belt, and has the makings and foundation of a lasting great saxophonist. Versatile in style, with a strong grasp of yesterday and today, he is a force to be reckoned with no matter the setting. He is more than one to watch, he is one to follow closely.” – JazzTimes Magazine “Whilst it’s not common to display virtuosity, it’s even rarer to be wonderfully creative while doing so. But the rarest of all gifts is to have a unique voice; a sound that is unmistakably your own, Troy Roberts has this gift. He amply demonstrates that it’s possible to pay homage to the great tenor players of jazz and still create a fresh approach that leaves the listener always in anticipation of what he’ll come up with next.” – James Morrison