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Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto - Mais Que Tudo: Live at Kerry Hall 1995
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
5-STARS Jovino Santos Neto: A Brazilian Jazz Master's First Seattle Chapter.
Jovino Santos Neto stands as one of the most commanding figures in contemporary Brazilian jazz. Pianist, composer, arranger, and three-time Latin Grammy nominee, he is among the most significant Brazilian musicians of his generation. Now based in Seattle, Washington, his career has been profoundly shaped by his long-standing association with the legendary... read more
Matt Jorgensen - Tattooed by Passion: Music inspired by the paintings of Dale Chisman
by Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
Drummer-composer Matt Jorgensen presents pieces inspired by the abstract paintings of Denver artist Dale Chisman. With a potent quintet featuring saxophonist Mark Taylor, trumpeter Thomas Marriott, guitarist Corey Christiansen and bassist Dave Captein--expressive improvisers all--Jorgensen's crew shifts nimbly from the rhythmically charged "Space, Plane and Line," to the swinging title track, to the urgent groover "Big Chief With a Golden... read more
Thomas Marriott - Constraints & Liberations
by Thomas R. Erdmann, jazzreview.com
1999 Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition award winner Thomas Marriott has worked in Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau band, and with artists like Rosemary Clooney, Ritchie Cole, Charlie Hunter, Kenny Kirkland, Joe Locke, The Chico O'Farrill Orchestra, and The Tito Puente Orchestra, among others. Overall Marriott has appeared on over 100 recordings and his previous release, East-West Trumpet Summit, with Ray Vega, was feature on National... read more
Piet Verbist - Zygomatik
by Dustin Mallory, Cadence
Referring to either the muscle of facial expression or the paired cheekbone, this Zygomatik seeks to express a full range of emotional nuance. Verbist, the creative force behind this recording, displays his compositional abilities as well as his strength as a performer. His virtuosic technique on ?The Pale Blue Dot? (which also alludes to the swinging feel of John Coltrane?s ?Equinox,?) is contrasted by the simple, yet heavy, groove of tunes... read more
Marc Seales - People & Places
by Mark Griffith, Modern Drummer
Pianist Marc Seales's quartet recording featuring saxophonist Ernie Watts is a primarily mellow affair with tunes like "Rue Cler," "For You My Dear," and "Ascending Truth." However, Wayne Shorter's Weather Report tune "Palladium" and "The Muddy Chicago Blues" do kick the intensity up a bit. Drummer Moyes Lucas Jr. and bassist Bruce Lett keep the intensity up on the ballads and light a fire under the soloists. Watts' legendary and soulful... read more
Todd Bishop Pop Art 4 - 69 Annee Erotique: Music of Serge Gainsbourg
by C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
Context can be everything or nothing. Listening to 69 Annee Erotique with no background will spark recognition of well-preserved lounge music of the 1960s/'70s, performed with modern sonics imitating those of the period: A bit of psychedelia wisping into the edges of post-war Western society right before the Summer of Love and the sexual revolution. The music is all well played and entertaining. Portland Oregon drummer Todd Bishop creates a... read more
Sam Yahel - From Sun to Sun
by John Barron, The Jazz Word
Perhaps best known as a modern purveyor of the Hammond B3 organ, Sam Yahel is no slouch as a pianist. His latest release for Seattle's Origin Records, From Sun to Sun is a stunning example of a forward-thinking piano trio, emphasizing fresh, compositional nuances with deep-in-the-pocket grooves.
Bassist Matt Penman and drummer Jochen Rueckert create an infectious ruckus with tight interaction that at times comes across as nothing short of... read more
John Moulder - Metamorphosis
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Have Wertico and Rodby played anything this angular in the last 40 years? Backing up a different guitarist, the four jazzbos on board are playing an after hours sound where they get to try on new ideas the man normally wouldn't let them. So properly in the pocket you start to wonder where Mike Bard is when you need him. High octane boundary pushing... read more
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