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Randy Halberstadt - Flash Point
by Tim Taylor, Audiophile Audition
Pianist Randy Halberstadt is a major player in the Pacific Northwest Jazz Scene. Flash Point is another fine presentation of post-bop jazz coming out of Seattle. Randy recorded this album with his working trio of Jeff Johnson-bass and Mark Ivester ? drums adding Mark Taylor ? alto sax and Thomas Marriott - trumpet to make it a quintet. Randy composed six of the nine songs recorded.
Flash Point begins with "Rigenia" and... read more
Chad McCullough - Dark Wood, Dark Water
by Kyle O'Brien, Oregon Jazz Scene
Seattle has produced some really good trumpet talent, and McCullough joins the ranks with his debut release. Aside from being a talented player, McCullough is a composer of some weight. His "Three Pillars" is a journey jazz piece, venturing into an interesting chordal world that gives soloists -- such as himself, bassist Jeff Johnson and alto saxophonist Mark Taylor -- a chance to stretch out and explore the space. His arrangement of... read more
Amit Friedman - Sunrise
by Randy Armorhouse, Amazon
Through a long life, there have been perhaps half a dozen instances of a piece of music figuratively grabbing me by the throat and DEMANDING my attention, and I'm mesmerized from the very first time I hear it. For whatever reasons (and I wish I had the musical knowledge to identify them), two numbers on this album, "Ups And Downs Interlude" along with "Ups And Downs", are the latest examples of such songs. Even after listening to them for a... read more
Affinity Trio - Hindsight
by Carmel DeSoto, Jazz Music Archives
Gather around, class! Take a seat, maybe even recline a little. Today, we're not just talking theory or history; we're exploring the here and now of jazz with Affinity Trio's debut album "Hindsight." Let me put on my reviewer's hat—or should I say, my reviewer's shades? Let's dig into this.
The Affinity Trio, comprised of Eric Jacobson on trumpet, Pamela York on piano, and Clay Schaub on bass, has embarked on a journey less... read more
Phil Kelly & The SW Santa Ana Winds - My Museum
by Joseph Blake, Times Colonist, January 14, 2007
Fans of little Port Townsend, Washington's celebrated jazz festival will recognize L.A.-Seattle jazz stars like Pete Christlieb, Bill Ramsay, Jay Thomas, Lanny Morgan, Gary Foster and Greta Matassa from this fine, 18-piece band directed by Bellingham-based Phil Kelly. Kelly has semi-retired from an L.A. studio life that included writing music for 700 commercials, film and TV work, and compositions and arrangements for a host of acclaimed big... read more
Bobby Broom - Upper West Side Story
by Ken Dryden, All Music
One of the top guitarists of his generation, Bobby Broom's preferred setting is a small group, while he excels in the demanding trio setting with bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Kobie Watkins (with Makaya McCraven replacing him on three songs). Upper West Side Story includes nine originals, none of which is likely to become a jazz standard, but all of which are stimulating. "D's Blues" has an engaging hard bop hook that pulls the listener in... read more
Delia Fischer - Delia Fischer: Beyond Bossa
by Joana Aleixo, Soirée de Grã Finos
The pianist, singer and songwriter Délia Fischer released her first international album, "Delia Fischer Beyond Bossa", by the label Origin Records (Seattle, USA), with the first recordings of her authorial repertoire in which she sings the songs with lyrics in English in versions recreated by the American composer, pianist and journalist Allen Morrison and with the participation of several Brazilian and international performers of different... read more
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Folk Music
by Critics Pick, Democrat & Chronicle
Don't let the title fool you. This is mellow-soul, Hammond B3-guitar-drums jazz of the highest order. (I suspect the title is a reference to a famous Louis Armstrong quote: "All music is folk music. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song.") Organist Chris Foreman, guitarist Bobby Broom and drummer Greg Rockingham establish a groove that won't quit. Mostly, the music swings. I haven't heard such feeling-good organ-guitar jazz since the... read more
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