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Sam Yahel - Truth And Beauty
by Chris Robinson, Downbeat, September 2007
Truth And Beauty, Sam Yahel's fourth offering as a leader, finds the organist joined by Joshua Redman and Brian Blade, two of his closest collaborators. The trio is incredibly tight, which comes as no surprise given their time spent playing together in the Yaya3 collective. Redman plays superbly throughout; in Rollins-esque fashion, he builds several of his solos from a melodic fragments, developing it into a complete statement. Yahel... read more
David Friesen Circle 3 Trio - Triple Exposure
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
The bass ace leads his piano trio through a tight, solid set that leaves plenty to the imagination but leaves no room for mucking around. On point as only an experienced pro can be, this atmospheric set takes you to the lighter side where it seems only natural a cocktail should be in your hand at sunset. Breezy and airy, the trio commands the sunny side of life with great style. A winner... read more
Richard Sussman - Live at Sweet Rhythm
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Pianist Richard Sussman led a quintet in the late 1970s and made one record (Free Fall) for Inner City, though after going to Europe for a time, he was unable to land another record deal as a leader. After years of working in a supporting role by touring with various pop and rock acts, along with the occasional jazz gig and teaching at the Manhattan School of Music, Sussman was able to reunite his quintet for some dates in 2003, when this CD was... read more
Marc Seales - American Songs, Volume 2: Blues...and Jazz
by Chris Lunn, Ancient Victorys
Seales was one of a host of diverse and often extraordinary keyboard players in the late 70s jazz programs I was honored to book, host, and run for Victory, that included Al Hood, Barney McClure, Jorgen Cruise, Randy Halberstadt, Joni Metcalf, Nick Allison, and many more. Seales' command of the piano stopped you with his deep understanding of blues and jazz basics and an ability to solo intelligently but make the other players better with his... read more
David Weiss Sextet - Auteur
by Phil Freeman, The New York City Jazz Record
Trumpeter David Weiss usually builds a band to accomplish a particular musical task. Point Of Departure, a brilliant early-2000s quintet interpreted the music of Andrew Hill, late '60s mostly pre-electric Miles Davis, and underappreciated Detroit keyboardist Kenny Cox. His long-running all-star septet, The Cookers, featuring titans such as Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper (more recently Craig Handy and Azar Lawrence), George Cables, Cecil McBee and... read more
Thomas Marriott - Romance Language
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
Trumpeter Thomas Marriott moved back to Seattle after the requisite New York stint, where he worked with Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau band, the Chico O'Farrill Orchestra, and vibraphonist Joe Locke. Back on west coast home ground, he connected with the Seattle-based Origin Records, where he released ten top-notch albums as a leader, including Individuation (2005), Crazy: The Music Of Willie Nelson (2008)Constraints and Liberations (2010),... read more
Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill - Inside Voice / Outside Voice
by Jürg Solothurnmann, Jazz'n'More (Switzerland)
Atmospheric moments with voice, guitar and double bass. The New York bassist Michael Bisio is particularly known for his long-standing musical partnership with Matthew Shipp and Joe McPhee. But he has also achieved a lot as a leader since the 1990s. The fairly younger Timothy Hill is a colleague of the well-known overtone singer David Hykes. In his improvised singing he fuses different styles with a natural voice: Tibetan, Indian, folk, jazz,... read more
Corey Christiansen - Lone Prairie
by Deborah DeMoss Smith, Jazz Society of Oregon
This album may be a little different, but the fun of jazz is giving an ear to something that's not on the usual path. With tunes focused on the intense electric guitar and two keyboards, as well as the bass, drums and percussion, guitarist Corey Christiansen's Lone Prairie is indeed a bit off the path, yet still on the prairie.
A tribute to the American West, it contains 10 numbers, including traditionals and three originals by... read more
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