NEW RELEASES : In Brief

* * * Lewis Nash, “Rhythm Is My Business,” Evidence. Best known as the drummer with Tommy Flanagan and others, Nash makes a promising debut as leader of a group fortified by Mulgrew Miller’s piano and the fine vibes of Steve Nelson. The program is well chosen, with a minor blues by Nash (“106 Nix”), a racehorse version of “My Shining Hour,” and an amusing “Omelette” that’s really a two-bass hit, with Ron Carter on piccolo bass and Peter Washington on bass.

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