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Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra - Mad Scientist Music
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The esteemed trombonist, composer and arranger Ben Patterson brings along a large crew for these Big Band selections that are nothing short of powerful and swinging.
The animated presence of "We're Back, Baby!" opens with Shawn Purcell's meticulous guitar and Luke Brandon's bright trumpet adding much to the flowing climate, and "The Misinformation Age" follows with Chris Ziemba's mature keys and Mike Cemprola's well timed alto sax... read more
Mark Colby - Reflections
by Ric Bang, The Davis Enterprise, April 2, 2009
Tenor saxman Mark Colby has played, recorded and toured with many jazz legends during the past 40 years, including Maynard Ferguson, Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry and Charlie Haden.
Although Colby isn't well known outside the Chicago area, he's a "first call" musician when name artists come to town. And while Colby has recorded only two albums under his own name, he has been heard on literally thousands of commercials in the Windy City. He also... read more
Tom Collier - Mallet Jazz
by Ed Trefzger, JazzWeek
EDITOR'S PICK
It appears this is the year of the revitalization of the B3 and the vibes. Tom has enlisted the help of pianist Don Grusin and drummer John Bishop on a couple of tracks for this lively and spirited recording. If you have been looking for a recording that leans towards a younger audience - without losing your older one - you've found... read more
Florian Hoefner - Coldwater Stories
by GÁSPÁR KÁROLY, JazzMa (Hungary)
"The cold shower that warms the heart"
In a "modest" way, I quote from a recent report: the universe of jazz is unknowable! We can meet again and again with the recordings of unknown artists, and we can run into music that we immediately fall in love with. I feel like I'm in such a galaxy now, in connection with the new piano album by the pianist Florian Hoefner, "Coldwater Stories." I started to listen to the puppet totally "Hoefner's". As I... read more
Bill Anschell - More To The Ear Than Meets The Eye
by Ric Bang, The Davis Enterprise, Thursday Oct. 4
It's clear that the Pacific Northwest - and Seattle in particular - have become a serious and thriving jazz center.
Pianist Bill Anschell makes his home in that area. This CD features his basic trio - piano, bass and drums - on nine of the 11 tracks; he adds a sax on three cuts, and a trumpet on two others. Five of the tunes are familiar standards, while the other six are Anschell originals.
The standards may be familiar, but the... read more
Clay Giberson - Minga Minga
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Clay Giberson goes solo on piano for eleven of his own compositions that show an allegiance to impressionists like Satie and Debussy. There is a lyrical classicism to pieces like "Little Bird" and the reflective "Burst" while "Adah" has Giberson using silence as a note.A dash of Gershwin buoyancy adds a dash to "Astir" and " Closer to You" and he shows his ability to swing on "Minga." His hands feel warm on "Stride Right" while a touch of... read more
New Stories - Hope is in the Air
by Tom Ineck, Berman Music Review
Another drug casualty of the post-bop era, pianist Elmo Hope died in 1967 at age 43, seemingly putting an end to his potential influence on other musicians. But he left behind a wealth of little-known compositions that trumpeter-producer Don Sickler has now turned to good purpose on this collaborative project.
With the help of Hope's widow, pianist Bertha Hope, Sickler compiled a collection of Hope's music, wrote lead sheets and turned it... read more
Dawn Clement - Delight
by Michael van Gee, Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)
4-STARS Dawn Clement, previously unknown to me, totally surprised me with her new album as an excellently swinging pianist who, together with the magnificent bassist Buster Williams and the outstanding drummer Matt Wilson, forms a fantastic team. Six instrumentals by the trio form the core of the album, including the wonderfully swinging Thelonious Monk's "Monk's Dream," Buster Williams' "Tokudo," and Julian Priester's "Elmere's... read more
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