Album DescriptionPhoenix Rising, the new CD by critically-acclaimed composer and guitarist Ken Hatfield, is his fourth on the Arthur Circle Music label and contains ten of Hatfield's new compositions--five with Brazilian overtones, and five firmly rooted in the jazz tradition. A classic trio made up of guitarist Ken Hatfield, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer/percussionist Duduka da Fonseca forms the core of the CD. The trio is expanded to a quartet on seven tunes, each featuring an outstanding performance by one of three guest artists: Claudio Roditi on trumpet and flugelhorn, Dom Salvador on piano, and Billy Drewes on tenor saxophone.