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Bobby Broom - My Shining Hour
by Stephen Graham, Marlbank.net
The very coolest jazz guitarists can burn when it's not obvious. They don't need to show off. But somehow there's a tipping point, the rhythm changes and tentative narrative forays up and down the frets turn into paragraphs, pages and chapters, the characters are created and the music speaks to you via the guitarist's imagination in real time. Eddie Lang, Django, and Charlie Christian started the ball rolling in this regard but thankfully... read more
Mamutrio - Primal Existence
by Iwein Van Malderen, Jazz Halo (Belgium)
There is a small sensation in the making, especially not keep quiet! Experts who know how a sax-bass-drums trio functions and convenient between the slalom lurking clichés, are rare. Two young veterans take 'on the bandstand "a young guy in tow. In turn injects the young guest the music with a dose of freshness that conjures up a mysterious smile on the faces of his two fellow musicians. This could be in a nutshell the story behind the... read more
Bruce Williamson - Standard Transmission
by George Fendel, Jazz Society of Oregon
Deep in the shed, New York alto ace Williamson teams up with the admired veteran pianist Art Lande in a quartet setting mainly devoted to favorite melodies of long standing. Hence, the clever album title. The quartet is completed by Peter Barshay, bass, and Alan Hall, drums. Among many high moments here, try "Just You, Just Me." A guy named Monk turned it into "Evidence" quite some years ago, and Williamson, Lande and company bring out that... read more
Cuong Vu - Leaps of Faith
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Trumpeter Cuong Vu built a reputation out of his original compositions and their high levels of ambience and envelopment of the listener. With Leaps of Faith, he moves into the territory of jazz standards. Applying sonic methods to constantly recognizable songs until they just break into unrecognizability. With a pair of electric basses, drums, and his own trumpet, Vu and his quartet start the album out by reworking songbook standards "Body and... read more
Brad Goode - Polytonal Dance Party
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Brad Goode has long experimented with using polychordal harmonies, as many jazz musicians have well before him, but prior to this recording session, the trumpeter's adventurous charts tended to overwhelm many of the players who worked with him. But this date freed Goode from the series of post-bop/hard bop/bop recordings that he had made in the past. Accompanied by guitarist Bill Kooper (who switches to sitar on some tracks), pianist/keyboardist... read more
David Sills - Down The Line
by Brian Soergel, JazzTimes, September 2006
Tenorist David Sills, despite being in his mid-30's, could pass for a Lester Young disciple of the late 1940s or 1950s. Not that he sounds like any one Young follower in particular, as he possesses a personal tone and constructs his solos in a distinctive manner. His thoughtful improvisations catch the ear with unexpected phrasing that swings comfortably along. Sills shares the frontline with altoist Gary Foster, another saxophonist whose pure... read more
John Stowell | Michael Zilber - Live Beauty
by Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation Nation
...and surely here there is beauty! I've been listening to John's wonderful guitar ever since I moved to the Pacific Northwest (way back in 1980), but this is the first time I've reviewed an album with his playing on it. The excellent opener, "In The Park", brings back mem'ries of some of the great work John did with bassist David Friesen, but Michael's reed work lends a totally different atmosphere to the song. John Shifflett does bass and... read more
Lorin Cohen - Home
by Matthias Kirsch, Gina Loves Jazz (Berlin)
Bassist Lorin Cohen, born and raised in Chicago and currently living in New York, has toured extensively with the great Monty Alexander. And so it is only natural that the Caribbean also finds its way onto this diverse and exciting album.
Lorin wanted to use mallet instruments for his eight compositions and he got an ace team of people surrounding him here: master vibraphonist Joe Locke is featured throughout the album and leads, together... read more
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