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Hal Galper Trio - Invitation to Openness
by Arturo Pepe, Tracce Di Jazz (Italy)
Hal Galper , born in 1938, is one of the great keyboard lions still in business, although he has limited performances, he continues to carry the sacred flame of jazz as an educator, being a Master who does not spare himself (the network is full of extracts from his masterclass) and who has also been able to make an important contribution in music publishing. In the clips that we propose below we find him at the red-hot keyboards of the... read more
Les DeMerle Sound 67 - Once in a Lifetime
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The esteemed drummer Les DeMerle laid down this album with his band, Sound 67, way back in 1967, and here it's finally released after being lost in the shuffle at Atlantic Records.
"Come Back To Me" starts the listen with DeMerle's drumming acrobatics alongside Randy Brecker's bright trumpet and Danny Sandridge's swift keys, and "Feelin' Good" follows with Alan Gauvin's soulful sax complementing the dynamic rhythm section that embraces Terry... read more
Michael Dease - City Life: Music of Gregg Hill
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The esteemed trombonist Michael Dease is joined by some first rate players for 2 discs of tunes that pay tribute to Gregg Hill's legacy.
The warm spirit of "Willow Walks In" opens, where Dease's strategic horn is met with Linda May Han Oh's frisky bass, and it isn't long until "Movie Theme" allows for Jeff 'Tain' Watts' unpredictable drums to complement Dease's soulful delivery.
Deeper into Disc 1, "Catalyst" is strong on atmosphere, as... read more
Brad Wheeler - The Future Was Yesterday
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
The Future Was Yesterday opens with a bass/drum knock and rumble, churning ahead with a loose momentum. A bit after a minute into the song "Inner Vision" the piano chords in with some gentle chimes, and you know right off you're listening to a hell of a rhythm section. Then Brad Wheeler blows into the mix on a robust and searching tenor, and you know you've got a hell of a saxophonist, too.
That opener has me thinking of the classic Coltrane... read more
Zem Audu - Spirits
by DanMichael Reeves, Revive Music
You'll want to familiarize yourself quickly with saxophonist Zem Audu. The New York-based musician was born in Nigeria before his parents quickly relocated his family to England. "The question I always get asked is, 'Where are you from?' I don't want to neglect that I was born in Nigeria and just say I'm English because of my passport," shares Audu. "I don't want to not mention that I live in the States after being here for seven years. And I... read more
David Weiss Sextet - Auteur
by Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail
Trumpeter and composer David Weiss assembles a dynamic sextet for his latest album, Auteur, featuring both longtime collaborators—alto saxophonist Myron Walden and drummer EJ Strickland—and fresh voices like pianist David Bryant, tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, and bassist Eric Wheeler. The album showcases seven passionate tracks, including five original compositions by Weiss and two previously unrecorded pieces by jazz greats Freddie... read more
Jim Norton Collective - Time Remembered: Compositions of Bill Evans
by Jerome Wilson, Cadence
It's always intriguing when a musician's compositions are played by a group where the composer's instrument is nowhere to be heard. So it is here with a CD of Bill Evans works, both obscure and familiar, played by a large band with nary a piano around. This treatment helps you realize how strong Evans' writing was in the first place.
Jim Norton's approach comes close to the old Third Stream discipline. Classical voicings are combined with... read more
Diverse - Diverse
by Rudolf Radnai, Muszer Oldal - Budapest
Translated from Hungarian
Six young musicians: HERMON MEHARI (trumpet), William Sanderson (tenor sax), John Brewer (piano, Rhodes), Ben Leifer (bass), Ryan LEE (drums), Bobby Watson (sax) This consists of the band in 2008 with another 10 before winning the Origin Records / Gene Harris Jazz Festival Competition-T. The disc is played in your compositions. The number 12 is a young experimental momentum band presents their music with hip hop,... read more
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