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Richard Sussman - Continuum
by Doug Simpson, Audiophile Audition
Richard Sussman is not a well-known jazz musician, but perhaps that is because he has issued only three albums as a leader since his 1978 debut, Free Fall. The others include his 2010 release, Live at Sweet Rhythm, and this year's Continuum. Sussman may not be a household name, but he has had important roles in the jazz community as a composer (he won the ASCAP Jazz Commission for Established Composer in 2008), arranger... read more
Marc Seales - A Time, A Place, A Journey
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
Breaking from his usual reliance on the acoustic piano, Seattle jazz veteran Marc Seales here takes on the more electric end of affairs for his debut album as a leader, recorded live at a local jazz club. The album opens up with "Waiting," a catchy number that's taken softly on a grand piano with accentuation by longtime Seales compatriot Phil Sparks on bass, and some tapping on the drums from Steve Korn (on whose concurrently released album... read more
Piet Verbist - Secret Exit to Another Dimension
by Dave Sumner, Bandcamp Daily
Piet Verbist has an effortless lyricism on double bass. He's expressive without being showy, subtle without sacrificing resonance, and possesses an unerring talent for finding the most direct route to the heart of a melody. This trio session with guitarist Hendrik Braeckman and drummer Lionel Beuvens displays those qualities in a laid-back setting. His excellent 2012 release Zygomatik, with a larger ensemble, reveals the way those qualities... read more
Florian Hoefner - Luminosity
by Rick Anderson, CD Hotlist
Here is another very fine example of modern straight-ahead jazz from the young pianist and composer Florian Hoefner, now recording for the first time with acclaimed saxophonist Seamus Blake. This all-original program finds Hoefner doing what he does best: writing tunes that contain small surprises within familiar structures, that challenge the ear without defying it to stick around, and that bring out the best in his carefully-chosen... read more
John La Barbera Big Band - Grooveyard
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The conductor and arranger John La Barbera steers this New York City Big Band into hard-swinging territory, where the 4 arranged tunes and 6 originals are fleshed out with plenty of brass, winds and a stunning rhythm section.
The title track opens the listen with plenty of energy from the bright brass, before calmer bouts of grooves and Brandon Coleman's precise drums that make an impression, and "My New Summer Samba" follows with a... read more
Brad Goode - Chicago Red
by Jerome Wilson, Cadence
Chicago Red demonstrates that there is still a lot of life in the notion of marrying strong funk and r'n'b grooves to Jazz. With spacey effects and a smaller pallet of trumpet, guitar, keyboards and exotic percussion it has a lot of the flavor of Miles? Davis 80?s electric work. Brad Goode?s trumpet coos and bops over rhythms that involve scratchy guitar, shifting percussion and the occasional layer of sitar. On ?St. Louis Blues? he plays... read more
Anthony Branker & Ascent - Dance Music
by Edward Blanco, All About Jazz
Dr. Anthony Branker holds an endowed jazz chair, and is currently director of the Program in Jazz Studies at Princeton University. A composer and musical director, Branker established the jazz collective, Anthony Branker & Ascent in 2004, featuring an A-list of players?among them, saxophonists Tia Fuller and Ralph Bowen fronting a light ensemble, with vocalist Kadri Voorand. Dance Music is the group's third album of all-original music, inspired... read more
Marc Seales - American Songs, Volume 3: Time & Place
by Chris Lunn, Ancient Victorys
Seales, from our 1970's jazz sessions at the Other Side of the Tracks, continues with the third in a series of jazz music interpretations. Fred Hamilton is on guitar, the amazing bass of Jeff Johnson or the electric bass of Dave Captein, and drums by Gary Hobbs. Seales has taken Americana or created his own songs from blues, funk, highway, and country. Curtis Mayfield's "Pusherman" has a Chicago feel mainly in the bass and sharp piano... read more
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