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Piet Verbist - Suite Réunion
by Alex W. Rodriguez, Downbeat
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Jazz musicians know a thing or two about grueling travel schedules. Belgian bassist Piet Verbist, a veteran of two decades of jazz globetrotting, draws from the experience and gathers longtime friends for Suite Réunion, an album that exudes effervescence throughout as pieces oscillate between cool, lyrical openness and upbeat swing.
"Mygratum" opens the recording with a heartfelt and lyrical exposition for solo bass that... read more
Chris Walden Big Band - Full-On!
by Paula Edelstein, AXS
When Chris Walden is not busy creating orchestral settings for major pop stars like Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Michael Buble, Smokey Robinson or Diana Krall, the prolific composer/arranger/conductor focuses on his first love, swinging big band jazz music. With Full-On!, (Origin, 82669), Walden's fifth recording as a leader, the Los Angeles-based multiple award-winning virtuoso presents an irrepressibly swing outing that showcases 5 new... read more
Abate Berihun & The Addis Ken Project - Addis Ken
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
Where Jazz Meets Memory: Abate Berihun's Global Soundscape
Cultures, you said cultures? Then you have come to the right place. The spirit of One Thousand and One Nights, that vast tapestry of stories shaped between the 17th and 18th centuries, lingers here, not in narrative form, but in sound. Within those tales, music, often centered on the tambourine and lute, evokes deeply interwoven cultural traditions, including threads of Jewish... read more
Jessica Williams - Songs of Earth
by Andrea Canter, Jazz Police
One of the most unheralded poet laureates of jazz piano, Jessica Williams has quietly forged a career on the West Coast, yielding an impressive body of solo and trio work with limited touring and headlines. Her latest project for Origin is drawn from solo performances in 2009-2011 at Seattle?s Triple Door. Songs of Earth includes six original compositions and Williams? interpretation of John Coltrane?s ?To Be.? In addition to composing and... read more
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Folk Music
by Michael Lipton, Charleston Daily Mail
Yeah. They don't make many records like this anymore. The Hammond B3 organ is an instrument unto itself -- in the singular technique it takes to master the analog beast and the music that flows from its vacuum tubes. Even the genre -- the "organ trio" -- is a style that came into its own in the 1950s as the Hammond came into vogue. With Chicago veteran Chris Foreman behind the B3, this is "music of a time." It's laid back with a capital... read more
Thomas Marriott - Flexicon
by David Dupont, Cadence
Thomas Marriott opens his session, Flexicon, with his own Hubbard cover, "Take it to the Ozone." Though Marriott clearly has learned as much from Hubbard as Gardner, what they've taken from the late trumpeter is different. Gardner captures the bluster and showmanship while Marriott has drawn from the lyrical side. I first encountered Marriott on Christmas sessions from Origin. I assumed he was an older journeyman, someone who had pared his... read more
Delia Fischer - Delia Fischer: Beyond Bossa
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The Brazilian pianist, singer and songwriter Delia Fischer has enjoyed a 40+ year career, and this first album in English welcomes plenty of guests to the cultured and timeless listen.
"A Little Samba" opens the record with much warmth, where Marcelo Costa's soft drums complement the graceful singing, and "Song Of Self Affirmation" follows with Gretel Paganini's stirring cello alongside the poetic vocals.
Moving into the middle, "Lemon... read more
Jack Mouse - Range of Motion
by Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation Nation
If the opening track, ?LaPorta? is any indicator, you?re in for one wonderful jazz ride ? Jack?s drums will transport you to movements you never knew existed on this one! Just the kind of jazz you hardcore jazzers will fall in love with in only moments? Jack is joined by Scott Robinson on tenor/soprano sax & flute, Art Davis doing trumpet & flugelhorn, John McLean on guitar, Bob Bowman on bass & Kelly Sill doing some spots on bass as well.... read more
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