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Corey Christiansen - Outlaw Tractor
by Carlo Wolff, JazzTimes
There's more to guitarist Corey Christiansen's third outing as a leader than can be revealed in a cursory listen. There's funk in "When You Want," a hip shuffle in the Grant Green-meets-Jimmy Smith mode; there's easygoing romanticism in "Down Time," a samba in which Christiansen explores deep sonorities as saxophonist David Halliday updates the broad-shouldered Chicago tenor style; there's oddball angularity in the title track, a jaunty workout... read more
Laurie Antonioli - The Constant Passage of time
by Dan Bilawsky, JazzEd Magazine
The movement of time and tide remain unhampered by artistic intentions, yet music has a way of marking or defining a moment and fixing itself to specific points on existence's steady line of progress. This seventh album from veteran vocalist Laurie Antonioli emphasizes that fact while also showcasing her way with words, wide-ranging interests, and deep interpretive insights.
Celebrating several milestones in 2018 - her 60th birthday, two... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Abstract Quantities
by Paul Abella, Music Lounge - WDCB, Chicago
Trumpeter Chad McCullough made a big splash in Chicago a few months back with the debut album from his group The Spin Quartet and his album In Circles. For Chad's next release, he works with Bram Weitjers, who gets co-billing, on Abstract Quantities. Don't let the name scare you; this is a beautifully done mainstream jazz CD. "Glorious Traffic Jam" is a nice place to start, but the all-original program is really nice throughout. I think... read more
Jeff Johnson - The Art of Falling
by Charles Walker, Jazz Review
When making lists of the most innovative contemporary jazz musicians, many denounce what they see as pure American centrism, an inability to look beyond the shores of jazz's homeland. What this falls short of is the tendency to confine those lists even further to New York, Chicago, and possibly one or two other major metropolitan areas. That's where the audiences are, so that's where the talent goes, or so the argument runs.
What bassist... read more
Rodney Whitaker - Common Ground: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Dave Rogers, WTJU
"Internationally renowned bassist and Mack Avenue recording artist, Rodney Whitaker, currently holds the titles of Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University where he has built one of the leading jazz degree programs and performing faculty in the United States of America." (http://rodneywhitaker.com/biography/) He was also the bassist in Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for seven... read more
Michael Dease - Found in Space: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The trombonist and baritone saxophonist Micheal Dease explores the works of Gregg Hill, and he's got an excellent cast with him or the adventurous 10 tracks.
The busy and animated "The Last Pop Tune" starts the listen with Bill Cunliffe's flowing keys and Sharel Cassity's bright flute making an impression, and the title track follows with a calmer mood, where Gwendolyn Dease's dreamy marimba suits the well-timed winds and brass... read more
Anthony Branker and Ascent - Together
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
This is quite the achievement. This sounds like Branker's friendliest record yet. He pulls off the dandy feat of merging art and commerce making creative jazz that could leap to mass appeal. Straight ahead without an ounce of any kind of pandering, Branker leads his charges through a galloping date that really packs a wallop. With a pair of saxes leading the charge, this is everything you could want in a swinging, mainstream date that makes... read more
Aaron Germain - Chance
by , Jazziz
Veteran Portland Bassist and composer David Friesen is a vital part of the Pacific Northwest jazz scene, and has recorded with the disparate likes of Stan Getz and Sam Rivers, Woody Shaw and Mal Waldron. Now, at age 72, he's released a two-disc set of original music, captured live with his Circle 3 Trio in performances in Oregon and Arizona, and in a studio session in Germany. Where the Light Falls, as its title suggests, presents a... read more
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