Thursday, July 30, 2020

Onaje Allan Gumbs – Onaje (SteepleChase, 1977)

Onaje Allan Gumbs (p)

Recorded on August 10, 1976


This gorgeous solo piano set was the debut recording from pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs.  He worked with Kenny Burrell, Woody Shaw, the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, and many others during the 1970s.

Gumbs adopted the name Onaje, which means "the sensitive one."









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