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David Weiss Sextet - Auteur
by Editor, Modern Drummer
The liner notes to David Weiss' new record delve into a deep explanation of its title, Auteur, and I suggest reading the fascinating and educational essay. Weiss is a composer, a trumpet player, and bandleader of several groups. But I believe his sextet (heard on this recording) gets the closest to the core of the person and the musician. Auteur's music is rooted in Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, and Wayne... read more
Brad Goode - Montezuma
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Straight up Chicago jazz with a twist, just the way we like it. Mixing originals with covers from different quadrants, Goode and company know each others moves well and can keep you guessing which is written out and which is improv as you groove along with the proceedings. Smooth and fluid enough to sit back and make killer bucks as a sideman if he so desired, Goode isn't just good, this outing shows him better than best.... read more
Nanami Haruta - The Vibe
by Doug Collette, Glide Magazine
The sleek tones of Nanami Haruta's trombone appropriately suffuse The Vibe as she and five other musicians wend their way patiently but authoritatively through eleven tracks recorded, mixed, and mastered by Corey DeRushia. That sensitive engineering emphasizes all the individual instruments, including Michael Dease's horns, Xavier Davis' piano, and the graceful rhythm section of bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. The... read more
Piet Verbist - Flamenco Jazz Summit: El Mar Empieza Aqui
by Russ Hubert, Adult Music Podcast
Piet Verbist shares his immersive experience into flamenco music through this satisfying melding with jazz. His original compositions cover a variety of traditional flamenco styles and rhythms, but also seamlessly flow into swinging sections in the songs. Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born" also gets an inventive reimagination. The instrumentation has a unique charm with Muriel's earthy bansuriney and Van Dyck's alto and soprano sax leading the... read more
David Friesen Circle 3 Trio - Interaction
by Jan Kobrzinowski, Jazzthetik (Germany)
5-STARS David Friesen is one of the few who have really given the electric double bass its own "acoustic" voice and handwriting. Anyone who knows the intimacy of his solo concerts, for which Friesen is a pioneer, hardly misses it when he is in the trio with his music with his trio partners Joe Manis (ts, ss) and the drummers Charlie Doggett (CD 1) and Reuben Bradley CD 2 ) Splits. With David Friesen, improvisation and composition merge... read more
Jon Alberts / Jeff Johnson / Tad Britton - Apothecary
by Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
This daring Seattle-based piano trio explores the remarkably intimate chemistry they've built up over the past 20-plus years. Together, they reinvent standards like "On Green Dolphin Street,""Nardis," "Footprints" and Turn Out the Stars" with rare sensitivity and telepathy, underscored by a slightly subversive streak. Tad Britton's delicate, colorist's touch and rubato flair on the kit sets the tone for freewheeling extrapolations Monk's... read more
Mamutrio - Primal Existence
by Claude Loxhay, Jazz Halo - Belgium (French)
The sax-bass-drum trio is not a rare grouping, mostly with tenor saxophones (Sonny Rollins, Gratitude Trio by Jeroen van Herzeele) but there are exceptions such as the trio Renku by Michaël Attias with alto sax, or this Mamutrio .
This formula "without net" requires a perfect involvement of the rhythmic pair: everyone must be able to be a soloist in his turn. This is the case of Mamutrio.
Along with Jesse Dockx, a 19-year-old drummer... 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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