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David Friesen - My Faith, My Life
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazzenzo (The Netherlands)
For his latest album 'My Faith, My Life,' the American bassist David Friesen takes the big picture. It is a solo suite divided over two CDs. On the first disc he plays bass, on the second piano.
After more than four decades of being active and with an extensive discography to his name (about eighty recordings as sideman or under his own name), David Friesen thought it was time to look back. He himself describes 'My Faith, My Life' as an... read more
John Stowell & Dan Dean - Rain Painting
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Here's an intimate and intriguing duet created by John Stowell on various guitars and Dan Dean who brings voice, bass, percussion and drum programming to the mix. Dean's voice is hauntingly similar to the likes of Joao Gilberto, but Dean uses it mostly for vocal effects, eschewing lyrics for delicate scats or tones. The team is cozy on the soft "The Mandy Walk" intimate to Dean's bowed bass of "Always Something" and softly bopping on "Alora... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Imaginary Sketches
by Dan McClenaghan, allaboutjazz.com
Seattle-based trumpeter Chad McCullough certainly isn't letting any dust settle on his horn, or on his equipment in the recording studio, following up his sophomore effort, The Sky Cries (Origin Records, 2010), with his third CD for Seattle's Origin Records, Imaginary Sketches.
McCullough's debut, Dark Wood, Dark Water (Origin Records, 2009), had a straight-ahead, joy of playing jazz atmosphere. His The Sky Cries (Origin Records, 2010)... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Abstract Quantities
by Mathilde Löffler, Jazzenzo (The Netherlands)
'Abstract Quantities' is het derde album van het Amerikaans-Belgische Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters Quartet. De trompettist en pianist ontmoetten elkaar tijdens een internationale workshop in Seattle en bouwden met toevoeging van contrabassist Piet Verbist en slagwerker John Bishop aan een succesvolle staat van dienst bestaande uit twee albums en concerten in de Verenigde Staten en België.
De inventieve en veelzijdige composities op... read more
Oscar Hernández & Alma Libre - Love the Moment
by Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine
Love the Moment with Oscar Hernández and Alma Libre is an ensemble recording by the bandleader of the three-time GRAMMY® Winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra. One of the true giants of Latin jazz, the composer and pianist joins with Justo Almario on saxophone/flute, Oskar Cartaya on bass, Jimmy Branly on drums, Christian Moraga on percussion, and special guests Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet and Dayren Santamaria on violin on ten Hernández... read more
Brad Goode Quintet - That's Right!
by Herb Boyd, Downbeat
4-STARS Practically every possible sound explodes from Brad Goode's trumpet on That's Right! Goode's pyrotechnics begin with a flourish on "Half Moon," and his full-throated melodic lines quickly are repeated by Ernie Watts on tenor saxophone; his passages equal and often extend Goode's solos and ideas. On "Regret," essentially a ballad, Goode makes a spectacular ascent up the scales, before settling into a relaxed mode. But even here,... read more
Hal Galper / Jeff Johnson / John Bishop - Furious Rubato
by Bill Barton, Coda
The Harvard Dictionary of Music defines rubato as: "An elastic, flexible tempo involving slight accelerandos and ritardandos that alternate according to the requirements of musical expression." Pianist Hal Galper's liner notes elucidate quite eloquently his theories regarding rubato, parsing the basic pulse, "bending and shaping" the melody and harmony and - as he emphasizes - "you have to swing whatever tempo you're playing either basic,... read more
Rich Thompson - Generations
by George Fendel, Oregon Jazz Scene
This is actually a standard piano trio with dummer Thompson in a leadership role. Of the nine tunes included, seven are original compositions by trio members. A few comments on the two standards might be in order. ?I Hear a Rhapsody? is explored from every angle by pianist Chris Ziemba. He finally states the melody line the ?last time around,? making this an intensely creative and rewarding version of the classic tune. The other familiar melody... read more
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