Legacy: Vinyl LP

Label: 22a
Release Date: 10th October

Forefather's of the modern British jazz renaissance Ruby Rushton are back with their fifth album and first full-length since 2019. Woody and cosy flutes, spiritual and soulful keys, a trumpet that stirs the blood and drums that built for leading the dance.

Ruby Rushton's fifth studio album Legacy! written by band leader
Tenderlonious and keys player Aidan Shepherd, marks a new chapter for the
hugely influential UK jazz group
In the past the band - which also includes trumpeter Nick Walters and drummer Tim
Carnegie - worked with a "one take" live approach; avoiding the use of overdubs. For
Legacy! the four musicians decided to combine their virtuosic abilities with
Tenderlonious' studio production skills. Each of the compositions sees layers of horn
and flute lines added to the melodies on top of the original live takes. The result is
impressive; the listener is left with a wider sonic spectrum than previously heard on
Ruby Rushton albums.
Legacy! was recorded across four days in early 2025 at Rimshot Studios in Kent. Four
days of joy, lived out in classic Ruby fashion; laughter and jokes at the heart of
everything. You don't reach your fifth album if it's not fun. It was completely natural; a
band of brothers doing what they do best. Those frosty, crisp January days found the
quartet in stronger form than ever before. The band at the peak of their powers; a
tight- knit group of companions and musicians, expressing themselves free of
inhibitions.
Fourteen years after recording Two for Joy, this is a band still evolving. Trademark
catchy riffs and heady grooves are still there but now heightened by a level of maturity
and a sense of belonging. This is, and will always be, their Legacy!

Tenderlonious; alto/soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute, piccolo, percussion
Nick Walters; trumpet, percussion
Aidan Shepherd; piano, synthesizer, percussion
Tim Carnegie; drums, percussion