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Clay Giberson - Minga Minga
by Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation
It's difficult to pull off solo piano when the genre/content is jazz/blues based, but Portland, Oregon pianist Clay is able to do that without a hitch. Songs like the opener, "Little Bird", will give your ears a clear image of just how intimate/bluesy his keyboards can be. It's all about the birth of his daughter, and will be a gift to her that will last forever. I particularly enjoyed pieces like "Burst", which isn't (at all) what the title... read more
John Stowell | Michael Zilber - Live Beauty
by Dave Sumner, Bird is the Worm
Nice live set from a sax-guitar-bass-drums quartet. Zilber's effusive attitude on sax matches well with Stowell's tastefulness on guitar. Plenty to like on this straight-ahead modern jazz... read more
Chad McCullough - Dark Wood, Dark Water
by Elliott Simon, All About Jazz
As illuminating as new views of familiar landscapes can be, a vibrant jazz scene is best measured by its ability to foster young artists creating new music. Dark Wood, Dark Water's compositions employ advanced harmonics and are all originals, save for the band's lovely and unique take on Lennon-McCartney's "Blackbird." Joining Chad McCullough and Jeff Johnson are Bishop himself, saxophonists Mark Taylor and Geof Bradfield and pianist Bill... read more
R|E|D|S - Sign of Four
by Jerome Wilson, Cadence
Sign of Four is by a simpler quartet formation with guitar and baritone sax as the leads. Epstein plays a mobile and hard swinging baritone that brings Serge Chaloff to mind, especially in his ballad work. While Roupe has a thick, cushiony guitar sound reminiscent of Abercrombie or Coryell. The two of them really mix it p and dance on "Last Call" and "Space Acre." "Cambodia" is a swirling, Rock bossa nova "Tuca's Song" s a nice vehicle for... read more
Bobby Broom - Upper West Side Story
by Dan Healy, Chicago Jazz Magazine
Although Bobby Broom has been a mainstay as one of the great modern guitarists in the Chicago scene for many years, he pays tribute to his upbringing in Harlem with his new disc, Upper West Side Story. The recording is Broom?s first that features all original compositions, as performed by some of the finest modern musicians in Chicago, including Dennis Carroll on bass, as well as Kobie Watkins and Makaya McCraven alternating on... read more
Abate Berihun & The Addis Ken Project - Addis Ken
by Richard Kamins, Step Tempest
Saxophonist and vocalist Abate Berihun emigrated from his native Ethopia to Israel in 1999. He had been a busy working musician in his native country, playing in the Military Band, having his own group at the age of 21, and touring Europe on numerous occasions. His move to Israel was marked by menial non-music related jobs before he began to make connections. He was introduced to Israeli pianist and composer Yitzhak Yedid in 2002, with whom... read more
Dawn Clement - Tandem
by Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes
Dawn Clement, extroverted pianist and introverted vocalist, has been embedded in the Seattle jazz scene for 20 years. Tandem, her fifth recording as a leader, is the kind of necessarily discontinuous project that often doesn't work as an album. Clement plays nine duets with five very different musicians, all based in Seattle except A-list New York drummer Matt Wilson. The tunes are also diverse: old standards, originals, a Monk, a... read more
Jim Norton Collective - Time Remembered: Compositions of Bill Evans
by Michael Roberts, Jazziz
It's a mystery why Bill Evans' compositions, beyond the usual suspects, aren't recorded more frequently. Certainly, his writing was entwined with his style and personality. But, as multi-reed player Jim Norton understands, the Evans songbook goes far deeper than "Waltz for Debby," Offering rich opportunities for interpretation. On this new collection, Norton's 12-piece band dives beneath the surface of the Evans catalog, and the leader's... read more
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