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Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra - Mad Scientist Music
by Michael van Gee, Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)
5-STARS Just last year, this magazine featured the Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra with their album "Groove Junkies". Now, with the album "Mad Scientist Music," the trombonist follows up with an equally first-class work featuring six magnificent new compositions and arrangements that will once again delight big band fans.
The album opens with the up-tempo number "We're Back Baby!" featuring the 17-piece jazz orchestra in top form and... read more
Brad Goode Quintet - That's Right!
by JIM TRAGESER, All About Jazz
With a fat, rich tone somewhere between French classical trumpeter Maurice André and the flugelhorn of Chuck Mangione, Brad Goode has the ultimate calling card for a jazz player: An immediately recognizable sound. The fact that he's also got an upper register to rival Maynard Ferguson makes Goode one of the most underknown of jazz players.
Joined by the great Ernie Watts on tenor sax, and a solid rhythm section of Adrean Farrugia (piano),... read more
Corey Christiansen - Dusk
by John Gilbreath, Jazz at the Library (Anacortes)
Guitarist Corey Christiansen has an innate skill at bridging traditional Americana music with jazz. This wonderful recording is as much a showcase for his emotive and fluid band, as it is for Christiansen's prodigious chops and laser sharp focus. As a suite of original compositions, plus one traditional, "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby," Dusk is evocative of feelings, people, and places, both imagined and... read more
Inbar Fridman - Time Quartet Project
by Ian MacGregor, Jazz Guitar Society of Western Australia
Inbar Fridman is an Israeli jazz guitarist who studied at William Patterson University in the US and is now based back in Israel. She has teamed up with some fine French musicians including pianist Camelia Ben Naceur, bassist Laurent Chavoit and drummer Stefano Lucchini to produce a very nice album. She has shared the composing of half the original tunes with pianist Camelia Ben Naceur. She plays a Gibson 335 on all the tunes except ?No Palm... read more
Michael Waldrop Big Band - Time Within Itself
by Bob Reny, International Association of Jazz Record Collectors
Dr. Michael Waldrop works by day as a is a Professor of Percussion at Eastern Washington University, but after hours and on weekends he leads this exciting big band, propelling it with contributions on drums and vibraphone. Apart from his career in academe, Waldrop has logged over 23 years playing drums in both jazz and classical settings, experience that surfaces throughout this recording. This is primarily a studio band but its members all... read more
Peter Lerner - Continuation
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
How about some real Chicago jazz? Ace guitar man Lerner spent two years whipping this crew into shape so her could craft a band date tipping the cap to his mentor, piano man Willie Pickens, who is part of the band. It's fully Chicago jazz with a modern edge played by a crew that's really on board. Mostly originals with Miles nephew at the wheel, there's plenty here to perk up the most jaded ears. A smashing set that really knows hot to... read more
Metropolitan Jazz Octet - The Bowie Project
by Darnell Jackson, 5 Finger Review
In a daring blend of jazz artistry and rock spirit, the Metropolitan Jazz Octet (MJO) and vocalist Paul Marinaro released The Bowie Project on January 16, 2023, on Origin Records. Beyond merely grafting jazz onto the bones of Bowie's oeuvre, the songs on the project span genres, eras, and reactions.
The roots of MJO date back to the golden age of the 1950s jazz scene in Chicago, adding a weighted legacy to this ambitious endeavor. David... read more
Jason Hainsworth - Third Ward Stories
by Brian Zimmerman, Downbeat
EDITOR'S PICK - NOV '16 With Third Ward Stories Houston native Jason Hainsworth continues the longstanding tradition of the Texas Tenors, an esteemed group of raw, hard-blowing saxophonists from the Lone Star State who pioneered a robust fusion of swing, bebop, r&b and blues. Among its figureheads are Illinois Jacquet, David "Fathead" Newman, King Curtis, Arnett Cobb and Buddy Tate, and on his latest album, Hainsworth makes himself... read more
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