For those not in the know, acclaimed saxophonist/composer Jerome Sabbagh reconvenes his longstanding quartet for the first time in more than a decade for the timely .

Due out October 17th, 2025 via Analog Tone Factory, the album features guitarist Ben Monder, bassist Joe Martin, and new addition, drummer Nasheet Waits.

Saxophonist and composer Jerome Sabbagh has always prided himself on being an artist who stands up strongly for the qualities and principles that he believes in – artistic integrity, bold individuality, social consciousness, and a distinctive personal vision.

His vibrant new album asserts those values in a number of ways, wedding memorable compositions to fervent playing by Sabbagh’s longtime quartet. "Stand Up!" was recorded live to analog tape and released on the saxophonist’s own newly-founded label, Analog Tone Factory.

1. Lone Jack [6:01]
2. Michelle’s Song [4:19]
3. Lunar Cycle [4:17]
4. The Break Song [5:05]
5. High Falls [5:57]
6. Mosh Pit [3:21]
7. Vanguard [5:16]
8. Unbowed [5:23]

Celebrating more than 20 years with his outstanding quartet, Sabbagh opens his new recording on the sleek Lone Jack and then we get the quietly impassioned Michelle’s Song, the furtively sculpted Lunar Cycle, and then comes a jaunty affair that drives The Break Song.

Along next is the polished High Falls which is in turn backed by the strident fare of Mosh Pit, the set rounding out on the emotive Vanguard, coming to an all too soon close on the lustrous Unbowed.

Musicians:
Jerome Sabbagh - tenor saxophone
Ben Monder - guitar
Joe Martin - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums

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