Pete Zimmer - Dust Settles (2023)

Having lived, performed, developed, and matured in New York City for over 20 years, Dust Settles, my sixth album as a leader, is a cumulative representation of the years I’ve spent becoming a seasoned bandleader, composer, drummer, and record label entrepreneur. I cannot be prouder of the music we made on this session as this album features some of the very best jazz musicians in the world today. This is a dream band for me with Stacy Dillard on tenor and soprano saxophones, Peter Bernstein on guitar, Miki Yamanaka piano, and Yasushi Nakamura bass.
We dive into seven of my original compositions and three classic standards, starting with my original “Smooch the Pooch,” a joyful calypso rhythm changes that’s dedicated to my dog that passed away right before the pandemic in February 2020. We then move directly into the title track, “Dust Settles,” a moving and melodic waltz, an introspective piece I composed in the fall of 2019, that intends to paint the picture of how at times in one’s life a lot of “dust,” which could also be considered turmoil, is kicked up, and then the process of the “dust” eventually settling down. This took on an additional meaning with the onslaught of the pandemic and how it affected us as musicians and the entertainment industry.
Tracklist
01. Pete Zimmer - Smooch the Pooch (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
02. Pete Zimmer - Dust Settles (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
03. Pete Zimmer - Bush Walked In (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
04. Pete Zimmer - Speak Low (feat. Stacy Dillard, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
05. Pete Zimmer - Judgment (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
06. Pete Zimmer - Idle Moments (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
07. Pete Zimmer - 504 College Blues (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
08. Pete Zimmer - Sweet Love of Mine (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
09. Pete Zimmer - 5 A.M. Blues (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)
10. Pete Zimmer - The Point (feat. Stacy Dillard, Peter Bernstein, Miki Yamanaka & Yasushi Nakamura)