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Jack Mouse - Range of Motion
by John Lane, Percussive Notes
For decades, Jack Mouse has been a sideman for a long list of jazz greats, but Range of Motion represents his debut as a leader. Collaborating with several other Chicago-based musicians (Art Davis,trumpet; Scott Robinson, woodwinds; John McLean, guitar; Bob Bowman and Kelly Sill, bass), he has put together a terrific set of his original compositions.
Mouse?s high-energy and surehanded drumming is displayed front and center, but this is not... read more
Richard Sussman - Live at Sweet Rhythm
by David Franklin, Cadence Magazine
Thirty-one years ago, pianist-composer Richard Sussman released an LP that became something of an underground Post-Bop classic. To celebrate Free Fall's CD release in 2003 Sussman reconstituted most of the original group (saxist Larry Schneider didn't make it) for a two-night gig at New York's Sweet Rhythm.
Although between the 1979 recording and the 2003 one, trumpeter Peter Harrell, tenorist Bergonzi bassist Richmond, and drummer Williams... read more
Ray LeVier - Ray's Way
by Michael J. West, JazzTimes
Drummer Ray LeVier has chops. His Web page includes video of a drum clinic near his home in New York's Hudson Valley that places his virtuosity beyond question, as do his heavy beats behind singer-songwriter KJ Denhert. But on his postbop-oriented leader debut, Ray's Way (Origin), LeVier epitomizes understatement; he takes no solos, save for a series of one-bar breaks on one track, and comps so subtly that even the bass (played by Fran�ois... read more
Peter Erskine & The JAM Music Lab All-Stars - Vienna to Hollywood: Impressions of E.W. Korngold & Max Steiner
by Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
When one receives an album from a jazz titan such as Peter Erskine, one cannot help but rejoice, knowing that Peter Erskine, like so many others of his caliber, has shaped the history of contemporary jazz through his collaborations with the best of the best: Maynard Ferguson, followed by his groundbreaking work with Jaco Pastorius in Weather Report, a group with which he recorded five albums. Later came collaborations with luminaries such as... read more
Joe Locke - Subtle Disguise
by Rudolf Radnai, Instrument Page
Egy igen erős amerikai lemez, mellyel beköszönt az ősznek Joe Locke, akit, ha nem látnám a fotóját a hátoldalon, akár feketének is hihetnénk. A tengerentúlon persze sok olyan fehér zenész van, aki a muzsika és a környezet szellemisége, a környezete és életmódja hatására egyfajta fehér négerré válik és itt a néger szigorúan pozit'v jelzőként áll, hogyan is állhatna máshogy egy jazz muzsikus tekintetében. A... read more
Alison Ruble - Ashland
by Donna Kimura, JazzReview.com
Vocalist Alison Ruble has gathered a strong set of jazz and folk-rock songs for her second Origin Records release.
After displaying her diverse musical taste on her 2008 debut, This is a Bird, Ruble drives home the point that she is as comfortable reinterpreting the American songbook as she is covering recent songs by Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt.
Ruble also continues to work with some of Chicago's top musicians, including... read more
Dave Hanson - Blues Sky
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The pianist Dave Hanson is joined by Wil Swindler, Mark Simon and Paul Romaine for these 10 originals that pay tribute to the melting pot of American music innovators.
The lively "Two Masters" opens with Swindler's soaring sax alongside Romaine's frisky drums for the melodic jazz climate, and "Across The Bridge" follows with Hanson's playful keys that suit the upbeat sax and Simon's bass acrobatics.
"Arnhem" occupies the middle spot... read more
Rodney Whitaker - Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
This is about the fourth album that has come across my ears focusing on the composing strengths of Gregg Hill. You know a guy has a lyrical style when almost half of the songs feature lyrics themselves, mostly brought on by vocalist Rockelle Whitaker. The remaining team of Tim Warfield/ts-ss, Rick Roe/p, Terell Stafford/tp-fh and Dana Hall/dr do wonders with these fresh formations. Warfield's soprano gives an earthy Yusef Lateef feel to the Afro... read more
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