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Eric Jacobson - Discover
by Nicholas F. Mondello, All About Jazz
4-STARS With Discover, Milwaukee-based trumpeter and jazz educator Eric Jacobson and team take us on an aural time trip back to the days when album covers were iconically black and white or monochrome and the contents within were drenched in blue-hued Hard Bop. This is a fine effort with that precise presentation.
"New Combinations," which launches the date, is anything but new and sets the trajectory. One of four Jacobson... read more
Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra - Without a Trace
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Reeves makes his mark early with the opening track giving "Speak Low" a Latin edge that let's you know he rounded up the gang for some hot playing and creative moves. Whether original or cover, leading or playing, Reeves is the man with the plan. Tasty, straight up jazz by a crew that loves to play it right and tight, this is a killer date throughout that never met a false note. A desert with no empty calories, this is a must to lodge on the... read more
Free Range Saxophone Quartet - Fireflies
by C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
Since inception, the Origin Classical imprint has existed as a stylistic hinge between classical music and jazz. Defying genre definition, Origin Classical's archive should properly be considered simply music?that which defies category. Only a single release, Linda Tsatsanis and John Lenti's And I Remain: Three Love Stories?Music of the Seventeenth Century for Voice and Lute (Origin Classical, 2009), deals with what might be considered the... read more
Brent Jensen - Trios
by George Fendel, Jazz Scene
Some of you may remember Brent Jensen from his earlier Origin recordings, particularly "The Sound Of A Dry Martini," where, if you closed your eyes, you'd think you were hearing Paul Desmond. Well, Jensen's admiration for Desmond is born anew on this fine outing with two different trios. The first one puts him in the company of Jamie Findlay, guitar; and Zac Matthews, bass. On other selections, Jensen is joined by Doug Miller, bass and John... read more
Michael Dease - The Other Shoe: The Music of Gregg Hill
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Co-producer Gregg Hill has his compositions interpreted by the bold trombonist Michael Dease and the team of Virginal MacDonald/cl, Geoffrey Keezer-Luther Alison/p, Liany Mateo/b Colleen Clark/dr and a handful of guests. The addition of MacDonald's clarinet makes for rich ideas, as she's featured on the quirky "Wake Up Call" and her vibrato seduces on "Shorty's Tune". Dease has a horn that is big and brassy, going up and sown the scales on "The... read more
Marc Seales - American Songs, Volume 3: Time & Place
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
The jazz man brings the funk with his third set of his version of jazzy Americana where Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder and Isaac Hayes' take on "Wichita Lineman" figure prominently. Showing why his piano is one of the leading light of Pacific Northwest jazz, Seales makes one of those last word statements that speaks loudly. Check it... read more
John Stowell & Dan Dean - Rain Painting
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Here's an intimate and intriguing duet created by John Stowell on various guitars and Dan Dean who brings voice, bass, percussion and drum programming to the mix. Dean's voice is hauntingly similar to the likes of Joao Gilberto, but Dean uses it mostly for vocal effects, eschewing lyrics for delicate scats or tones. The team is cozy on the soft "The Mandy Walk" intimate to Dean's bowed bass of "Always Something" and softly bopping on "Alora... read more
Karrin Allyson - A Kiss for Brazil
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The esteemed vocalist, pianist and percussionist Karrin Allyson adds to her catalog of Brazilian sounds with these 10 adventurous tracks that recruit Rosa Passos, Vitor Goncalves, Yotam Silberstein, Harvie S and Rafael Barata.
The playful and cozy "Flor de Lis" begins the listen with Silberstein's warm guitar and Barata's frisky drums that complement Allyson's flowing vocals, and "Month Of March In Salvagor (Dunas)" continues the worldly... read more
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