Instrumental progressive jazz-rock fusion continues to make strides forward with Dreamed, the 2023 CD by Upstate New York based Leah Waybright. Striving towards an Americana / Canterbury style progressive sound, the 10-track, 45 minute album features the keyboard based compositions of Ms. Waybright backed up by a group of musicians including Stanley Whitaker (guitars) and Rick Kennell (bass, drums and orchestrations) of the still active, 1970s DC based prog-rock band Happy The Man. Also on hand are the superb flutes and sax of Gary Blu with Mark Wood adding violin on a track.

The music on Dreamed is very much in that high echelon of contemporary instrumental but, brought into the 21st century, it’s been tempered and sometimes is reminiscent of well-known jazzers like Claude Bolling & Jean-Pierre Rampal and other beautiful sounding Euro-style instrumental jazz music from the 1970s. The UK Canterbury sound is also evident thanks in part to Ms. Waybright’s similarly exquisite approach to symphonic prog-rock composing in the realm of keyboard icons like David Sinclair and Dave Stewart. Filled with many stellar musical moments, Dreamed is Leah Waybright’s breakthrough album.