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Scott Neumann Neu3 Trio - Blessed
by Ken Micallef, Downbeat Magazine
**** (4-stars)
Scott Neumann's sophomore solo release is not a blowing but a simmering session. His exceptional trio, with saxophonist Michael Blake and bassist Mark Helias, creates a furnace of ideas where creativity is inspired, swing incessant, and the performances exhilarating. The trio revels in a simpatico exchange. Precise movements and improvisations erupt from a collective identity where listening may be the greatest skill of all.... read more
Hadley Caliman - Gratitude
by Ric Bang, The Davis Enterprise, June 5th, 2008
If you've never heard of tenor sax player Hadley Caliman, you're forgiven; I lived and worked in Los Angeles for more than 35 years, and I didn't encounter him....and that's where he made his name from the 1950s through the '70s.
As soon as he graduated from high school, he began to play in numerous jazz clubs located along Central Avenue. His idol was Dexter Gordon, with whom he studied, and Caliman played so much like him that he got the... read more
Martin Budde - Back Burner
by Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther, Jazz'halo (Belgium)
Let's read what Origin Records has to say about Martin Budde: "... Seattle guitarist Martin Budde steers his trio through a collection of mostly original compositions on his f'rst Origin recording. Thoroughly rooted in the fluid, modern jazz guitar sounds of the last 50 years, ... Drummer Xavier Lecouturier and bassist Ben Feldman are his longtime collaborators in the more densely eclectic modern jazz sextet Meridian Odyssey, and here they... read more
Jessica Williams - Billy's Theme: A Tribute to Dr. Billy Taylor
by John Henry, Audiophile Audition
I feel that Jessica Williams is not just the top female jazz pianist around today but one of the top jazz pianists period. She's recorded a steady stream of fine albums over the years (we just reviewed two of them here, as a matter of fact). But this one is a bit different on several counts. First, it is a tribute to one of the major spokesmen for jazz, plus being an outstanding pianist and jazz educator. I'm speaking of Dr. Billy Taylor - the... read more
Matt Otto - Umbra
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
This music—nine Matt Otto originals—has the feeling of shadowy sounds. Shapes without defined borders emerge. On the opener, "Little Things," the core trio—the leader plus bassist Jeff Harshbarger and drummer John Kizilarmut—are joined by Fender Rhodes player Matt Villinger and guitarist Alex Frank. The electronic resonance gives the sound an alluring and shadowy blur, as does the guest guitarist.
Saxophonist Matt Otto boasts a large... read more
Clay Giberson - Pastures
by Rick Anderson, CD Hotlist
As the title suggests, pianist and composer Clay Giberson's latest outing as a leader draws on influences from American roots music - though those influences are often well below the sonic surface. His arrangement of the familiar Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" takes that theme off in a million different directions, and his take on the Kern/Gershwin tune "Long Ago and Far Away" (which features a string quartet alongside his trio) is also quite... read more
Chris Walden Big Band - No Bounds
by John Gilbert, ejazznews
This is a fine big band with the likes of Carl Saunders and Kim Richmond on it and any band with these strong players has a lot to say.
"When You Wish Upon A Star" features Kim Richmond's muscular alto solo which makes this star shine in all its glory, no need to wish upon it.
"People Will Say We're In Love".....Tierney Sutton's sibilance slips swiftly sliding into this tune soon after the vocal starts with a bit of nasal quality added... read more
Michael Waldrop - Native Son
by Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther, Jazz'halo (Belgium)
About the album from the label's point of view: "Well known throughout Europe for decades, the virtuoso Serbian pianist Vasil Hadžimanov only became known to drummer Michael Waldrop while performing in a Belgrade club that Waldrop dropped into during one of his yearly visits with in-laws. Later, stuck in his Pacific Northwest home during the pandemic, Waldrop thought to include Vasil in a remote recording session of his tune "Belgrade," which... read more
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