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Hal Galper - Live at the Berlin Philharmonic, 1977
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
One of the great you wish you were there moments is finally getting it's long over due release, this live date finds Galper fresh off the road from three years with Cannonball Adderley now fronting a band with the Brecker Brothers blowing away. With echoes of Miles in the air, along with a finger pounding that could only have led to early arthritis, this is a killer reminder why the late 70s was a golden and classic period for music no matter... read more
Eric Jacobson - Discover
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The trumpet extraordinaire Eric Jacobson is in the company of Geof Bradfield (tenor sax), Bruce Barth (piano), Dennis Carroll (bass) and George Fludas (drums) for these 8 harmonic, rhythmic and meticulous jazz songs.
"New Combinations" starts the listen with a frisky pace of warm brass, energetic drums and timeless jazz sensibilities that we could never tire of, and "Discover" follows with a soulful quality that emits much beauty amid the... read more
Bill Anschell - More To The Ear Than Meets The Eye
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
Pianist Bill Anschell has carved out a fairly high profile for himself as an accompanist and arranger, most recently on vocalist Jeff Baker's vibrant Monologue (OA2 Records, 2005), and previously with his stint touring and recording as musical director for Nnenna Freelon from 1992-96. With More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye, Anschell steps out as leader on a set that showcases his penchant for forthright lyrical beauty and spontaneous... read more
BOX - Ten Variations On An Unknown Theme
by Pedro C�sar Beas, Dijazz
Ten variations on a unknown subject jazz is the perfect title for a disc of free. The music improvised in Europe continues taking to unknown and magical places. Claudia Ulla Binder, that is masterful of piano and part of the scene free jazz of Switzerland, has been published by Origin Record. The teacher Caludia Ulla Binder, like so many musicians of the European scene free, has belonged to the circuit of improvised music, but not very often she... read more
Bridge Quartet - Day
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Stemming from a missed gig and a somewhat hurried recording session following, Day introduces the Bridge Quartet, a collection of jazzers from Portland (and nearby) in their first collaboration. Particularly given their short history as a quartet, the sound is incredible. Phil Dwyer's sax keeps a solid tone, at home in a smoky nightclub, and takes hints from some of the greats but forges an identity of its own rather than simply emulating those... read more
Scott Hesse - The Stillness of Motion
by Robert Silverstein, MWE3.com
Seattle based Origin Records continues to refine and redefine the spirit of 21st century jazz with a number of releases that borders on prodigious. Among their many fine recent titles is The Stillness Of Motion by The Scott Hesse Trio. Chicago based Hesse has composed a range of instrumental trio tracks while receiving support from his trio mates, Clark Sommers (bass) and Makaya McCraven (drums). The sound of this CD is very improv based free... read more
Piet Verbist - Suite Réunion
by Chris Joris, Jazz & Mo (Belgium)
A beautiful, quite classical piece with 8 compositions by the bassist-leader tells you that acoustic jazz may exist in the Low Countries. Piet Verbist opens the album widely spread in solo and works towards an oriental sounding theme, which reaches an emotional peak with tenorist Bart Borremans, instantly recognizable by that own fat and complaining sound. When you also have Bram Weijters and Dré Pallemaerts in the ranks, you get warm, swaying... read more
Scenes - Trapeze
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
The team of tenor saxist Rick Mandyck, guitarist John Stowell, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop create sounds akin to vintage ECM sessions on this cool toned collection of mostly instrumentals. Stowell has a tone and approach similar to John Abercrombie, never overplaying his hand as he floats with Mandyck's lithe tenor on "All Day Pass", or rumbling together and creating ripples on "The Reckoning" with Mandyck creating subtones of... read more
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