Sullivan Fortner - Leave That In There [CD]

Format: CD 
Catalogue No.: ARTR0022CD
Barcode: 5400863211318
Release Date: 28 Aug 2026
Genre: Jazz

 Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning pianist Sullivan Fortner returns with ‘Leave That In There’, a new trio album that finds him at a peak of his creativity and artistic ambition.
 Following the success of ‘Southern Nights’, which earned the 2025 GRAMMY Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Fortner delivers his most personal work to date.
 Recorded with his long-standing trio featuring bassist Tyrone Allen II and drummer Kayvon Gordon, ‘Leave That In There’ draws together memories, family histories and spiritual traditions that have shaped his artistic journey.
 Praised by Robert Glasper as “a masterclass in history and a glimpse of the future,” the album reflects Fortner’s unique ability to bridge tradition and innovation by expanding the possibilities of the piano trio through a bold combination of acoustic instrumentation, analogue synthesizers, marimba and Bàtá drumming.
 ‘Leave That In There’ becomes a space of dialogue, memory, tension, humour and invention. The result is a bold artistic statement from one of the defining pianists of his generation, an album that broadens the language of contemporary jazz while looking simultaneously to its past and future.
 “Our true rising stars on the piano” - Downbeat
 “One of the most respected and creative players” - Stereogum
 “Top rank NYC jazz” - The Wall Street Journal

Tracklisting
Sugarcane
Que Diablos
A Poignant Time
Aerobatics Pt. 1
Aerobatics Pt. 2
Sorcerer's Stick
Swirl
T295
Number 3
12 Gallons
Aria II
A Hymn for Linda
Another Poignant Time