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Corey Christiansen - Outlaw Tractor
by Larry Hollis, Cadence Magazine
Those who enjoyed Corey Christiansen's previous outing (Roll With It) will not be disappointed with Outlaw Tractor since it retains the same case and quartet format. The all-originals tune list doesn't veer off course either with a balanced baker's half-dozen of selections that provide just enough substance for the principal soloists (Christiansen, Halliday, and Bianchi) to dig into and get their hands dirty. While the leader and hornman... 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
New Stories - Hope is in the Air
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
The Seattle-based trio New Stories - with a little help from some friends, and under the producer's baton of trumpeter Don Sickler - has crafted a first rate document to the undersung bop composer/pianist Elmo Hope on Hope is in the Air.
Elmo Hope, back in bop's early days, hung with piano legends Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. According to Nellie Monk, he was Thelonious's favorite contemporary composer, though the sound presented here,... read more
Bobby Broom - Bobby Broom Plays for Monk
by Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
Bobby Broom, "Plays for Monk" (Origin). Broom is Sonny Rollins' guitarist. Considering that Rollins was one of the greatest performers ever to play on Monk classics ("Brilliant Corners" and "Friday the 13th," to name two), he had as direct a pipeline to Monk's compositional genius as any guitarist these days is likely to have. The result on this trio disc of Monk tunes is close to spectacular. Not only does it bid fair to be Broom's best record,... read more
Thomas Marriott - Constraints & Liberations
by Peter Walton, Earshot Jazz
Released in November, Constraints & Liberations is trumpeter and flugelhornist Thomas Marriott?s second release of 2010, and it is his most satisfying disc to date. Marriott leads his quintet of saxophonist Hans Teuber, bassist Jeff Johnson, percussionist John Bishop, and pianist Gary Versace through seven original compositions, including Jeff Johnson?s ?Clues.? Hailed in Paul de Barros? liner notes as Marriott?s breakthrough album, Constraints... read more
Mamutrio - Primal Existence
by Editor, France Musique
Pour la parution de « Primal Existence » chez Origin, le trio belge Mamutrio est en concert pour la présentation de son album mercredi 18 janvier au Jazz Club Jacques Perzer à Liège (Belgique).
Ce trio a été fondé sous l'impulsion du jeune batteur Jesse Dockx. Avec ses professeurs et mentors, le bassiste Piet Verbist et le saxophoniste Lieven Cambré, le trio a tournée pour des douzaines de concerts en Belgique et présente... read more
Geof Bradfield - Urban Nomad
by John Barron, All About Jazz.com
On Urban Nomad, Chicago saxophonist Geof Bradfield and his powerhouse quartet perform with tremendous spirit, maintaining a momentum that is vibrant and infectious. Bradfield's inventive, yet tightly-focused tenor and soprano playing is propelled by pianist Ron Perrillo, drummer George Fludas and bassist Clark Sommers, soaring through a mostly original set of charged-up progressive jazz.
Bradfield's compositions are full of shifting time... read more
Steve Korn - Pride & Joy
by Todd S. Jenkins, All About Jazz
Relaxing quintet jazz for a quiet night by the fireside. American cuisine is abundant with what are known as "comfort foods": pot roast, hamburgers, barbecued chicken, apple pie. Dishes that sit well and warm the heart without demanding too much in return from the consumer. Steve Korn's Seattle ensemble offers up a good-sized helping of what might be termed "comfort jazz" for the same reasons. This set includes two Pat Metheny compositions (one... read more
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