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Don Lanphere - Where Do You Start?
by David Franklin, Jazz Times
Don Lanphere was around during the glory days of bebop, recording with Max Roach and Fats Navarro as early as 1948, and we can still look forward to new music from the 75-year old tenor player. His latest, Where Do You Start? (Origin), recorded with his youthful group of regular band members, once again demonstrates his staying power. This collection of standards and originals provides opportunities for Lanphere to show off his mellow Lesterian... read more
Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra - Groove Junkies
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Trombonist Ben Patterson leads a beefy jazz orchestra through a collection of hard hitting charts that make you think what Weather Report or Herbie Hancock's Headhunters would sound in a big band setting. Paul Henry has a dancing bass through the punchy "Cheese Hat" while altoist Antonia Orta and the leader slam around a Mwandishi'd "Interesting Times". Something akin to a TV soundtrack blasts the airwaves with tenor saxist Tedd Baker and Chris... read more
Michael Dease - Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Michael van Gee, Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)
5-STARS Trombonist and baritone saxophonist Michael Dease (*1982) was last featured in JNM 05/23 on his album "Soft Shoe." Now he follows up with "Found In Space," in which he once again presents the highly sophisticated compositions of 78-year-old Gregg Hill, who has been honored musically on many albums in recent years. For his album, Michael Dease has assembled an eleven-piece ensemble with seven exquisite wind instruments and a... read more
Geof Bradfield - Urban Nomad
by Ric Bang, The Davis Enterprise
Much time has passed since a tasty, swinging, straight-ahead jazz quartet has come my way; this release by Chicago-based saxophonist Geof Bradfield fills the bill.
Originally from Texas, where he began his schooling, Bradfield moved to Chicago and entered DePaul University. He then went on to Los Angeles, where he received a master's degree from CalArts; moved to, and worked in New York area for three years; then returned to Chicago for a short... read more
Benjamin Boone | Philip Levine - The Poetry of Jazz, Vol. 2
by Marilyn Castaneda, The Collegian - Fresno State University
When his first volume of "The Poetry of Jazz" released last year, nobody knew it would garner attention across the world with numerous accolades, spurring the release of his second volume this year.
Saxophonist and composer Benjamin Boone, a music theory professor at Fresno State, has had his music performed in 29 countries and is heard on more than 25 recordings.
He recently released "The Poetry of Jazz Volume Two," the second... read more
Cuong Vu - Leaps of Faith
by Doug Ramsey, Rifftides
Like Smith's, Vu's is a pianoless quartet, but the instrumentation is rather different: his trumpet, two electric basses and drums. He begins with three standards, "Body and Soul," "All The Things You Are" and "My Funny Valentine," assuring listeners that he is about more than 21st century space music. It's a clever strategy. Vu, bassists Stomu Takeishi and Luke Bergman and drummer Ted Poor bring plenty of adventurism to the classic ballads, but... read more
Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill - Inside Voice / Outside Voice
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
Timothy Hill brings his vocals and guitar to Michael Bisio's bass for these avant-garde influenced jazz songs that welcome 3 originals, as well as interpretations of 3 ballads and 3 improvised classics.
"Wise One" opens the listen with soft bass plucking and atmospheric guitar playing in the very minimal climate, and "My One And Only Love" follows with a soft, folksy quality that showcases Hill's poetic singing.
Halfway through, the... read more
Thomas Marriott - Romance Language
by Raul da Gama, JazzDaGama
In the recent history of music, the term "mainstream" when associated with playing in the style of Jazz has attracted somewhat negative connotations which, although sometimes justified, is probably just as well especially in the case of this Thomas Morgan recording entitled Romance Language. His music certainly prepares the way for something we might suggest is a trend towards the "neo-Romantic" - even, that is, when "swing" becomes a part of... read more
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