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Jon Hamar - Música Callada
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
5-STARS Jon Hamar's Música Callada Redefines the Boundaries Between Classical Music and Jazz
It is rare to encounter a classical recording in which the double bass stands at the center of the artistic vision. Yet with Música Callada, released this June, Jon Hamar has created an album that feels quietly transformative, a work of uncommon depth that lingers long after the final notes fade. The first surprise arrives almost... read more
David Sills - Down The Line
by George Fendel, Jazz Scene
Hooray for David Sills for a few reasons. He opts for a tenor sound which is rich and righteous AND on this recording, he includes two of the world's greatest players in Alan Broadbent, piano and Gary Foster, alto sax. If you haven't heard them, pick up this CD. I promise you'll be mesmerized. To the rhythm section, add Larry Koonse, guitar; Putter Smith, bass and Tim Pleasant, drums. That all makes for an outstanding aggregation. But back... read more
Ben Thomas Tango Project - Eternal Aporia
by ANDREW LUTHRINGER, Earshot Jazz
Ben Thomas is an incredibly accomplished virtuoso on the vibes; an improviser and composer of deep expressiveness, wit, and crisply focused execution. Throughout four previous solo albums on the venerable Origin Records label (and as an indispensable member of Jovino Santos Neto's Quinteto), Thomas has explored an expansive range of challenging and stylistically varied cutting-edge jazz.
For the past 15+ years, Thomas has also been deeply... read more
Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet - Andarta
by Birney K. Brown, Audiophile Audition
This release led by the Israeli-born, now New York-based pianist and bassist was much anticipated. They are masters of their instruments in addition to being talented arrangers and composers. One of the highlights of this disc is the superb engineering and mixing focusing on and highlighting their contributions, particularly the capturing of Khaimovich's Eddie Gomez-influenced bass. His multiple solos are magnificent, as is his driving... read more
Matt Jorgensen +451 - The Road Begins Here
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
This, the debut album from Matt Jorgensen as a bandleader is something to be heard. Within, he sets out with a trio of Seattleite players (Marc Seales off of his usual piano, Phil Sparks on bass, and Rob Davis on sax) to run through works from the greats of post-bop jazz (Miles, Trane) and a number of their own compositions, as well as a stray Zeppelin number that works incredibly well converted into a space-filled jazz piece. Each of the... read more
Clarence Penn - Behind the Voice
by Stephen Graham, Marlbank (UK)
We're not really fans of albums with more than one or two singers present so approached Behind The Voice, which has 5 featured singers plus vocodered effects from the leader the fine ex-Betty Carter drummer Clarence Penn, with a certain amount of caution. Recorded over a period of two years at a Brooklyn studio we expected the best vocal choice to come from Kurt Elling who is on a cover of Peter Gabriel's 'Come Talk to Me.'
Of... read more
Matt Jorgensen +451 - The Sonarchy Session
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Recorded in a live session for a local radio station, 451: The Sonarchy Session covers much of the same ground as the very nice The Road Begins Here album, but with a change in players on the sax and the Fender Rhodes, a slightly different set list, and an additional level of the live dynamic. The action centers around Jorgensen on the drums and a heavy dose of the Rhodes courtesy of Ryan Burns. Some of the better selections from previous... read more
Dawn Clement - Delight
by David R. Adler, JazzTimes
The Year in Trios, 2025
Seattle's Dawn Clement is tremendously effective in a dual role on Delight, with Buster Williams on bass and Matt Wilson on drums. Her pianism is fierce on swing tempos, unfailingly — on "Monk's Dream" and Williams's midtempo B-flat blues "Tokudo" in particular. But she sings as well, on the Elvis Costello number "Someone Took the Words Away" (from North, 2003) and on two originals, her voice revealing a tonal... read more
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