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David Friesen Circle 3 Trio - Interaction
by Suzanne Lorge, DownBeat
3 1/2 STARS For his third Origin album with the Circle 3 Trio, Interaction, bassist/pianist David Friesen debuts some new material while borrowing strategically from his earlier Origin albums like My Faith, My Life; Structures; and Bactrian. Captured on two discs—one a studio session and the other a live recording—the contrasting versions of the reprised tunes lend insight into Friesen's cool, sophisticated creativity. And while... read more
Greta Matassa - All This And Heaven Too
by Chris DeLaurenti, The Stranger
Greta Matassa was dazzling at the recent Ballard Jazz Walk. She did what few singers dare to do--let the audience call the tunes. I walked in just as Matassa scatted with aplomb on "How High the Moon," raining serpentine ribbons of nonsense syllables that would have made the legendary Ella Fitzgerald proud. After a slow, succulent "Lush Life," Matassa plunged into Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave," faultlessly navigating the treacherous melodic... read more
Kelly Sill / Jim McNeely / Joel Spencer - Boneyard
by Jack Bowers, All About Jazz.com
Jim McNeely, Kelly Sill and Joel Spencer have been performing together, whenever time and opportunity allowed, since they first met at the University of Illinois more than thirty years ago but had never recorded as a unit until now. After hearing Boneyard many listeners may be wondering why, as it's about as tasteful and charming as a piano-led trio album can be.
Pianist McNeely, a Chicagoan who is perhaps best known as music director of New... read more
Anthony Branker and Ascent - Together
by Ken Dryden, All Music
Anthony Branker's recordings with his group Ascent have followed a familiar format, utilizing a small group to interpret his originals. For this 2012 recording, he replaces piano with Fender Rhodes, played by Jonny King (a veteran of several earlier Branker CDs), tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen and bassist Kenny Davis (both of whom have played on several Branker releases as well), alto and soprano saxophonist Mark Gross, and drummer Donald... read more
Dawn Clement - Delight
by David R. Adler, JazzTimes
The Year in Trios, 2025
Seattle's Dawn Clement is tremendously effective in a dual role on Delight, with Buster Williams on bass and Matt Wilson on drums. Her pianism is fierce on swing tempos, unfailingly — on "Monk's Dream" and Williams's midtempo B-flat blues "Tokudo" in particular. But she sings as well, on the Elvis Costello number "Someone Took the Words Away" (from North, 2003) and on two originals, her voice revealing a tonal... read more
Dawn Clement - Delight
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The inimitable pianist Dawn Clement is joined by Buster Williams and Matt Wilson for these soulful 8 tracks of originals and covers.
"Outstretch", by Clement, starts and radiates dynamic interplay between thumping drums and lively bass, and "Monk's Dream", by Thelonious Monk, follows with the bright keys amid frisky drumming and bouncy bass lines.
Deeper into the listen, "Tokudo" uses Williams' animated bass alongside the colorful keys,... read more
John Stowell - Resonance
by John Henry, Audiophile Audition
Portland, Oregon-based guitarist Stowell has a super-cool approach to his instrument but with a minimum of fuss can tear up the strings with some complex improvising that seems to occur at almost the speed of light. He plays here acoustic-electric guitars made by Portland custom guitar-maker Mike Doolin, and using nylon strings. Doolin invited Stowell over to try out his latest creations and in the process taped him playing a tune on each... read more
Bobby Broom - Upper West Side Story
by Mr. Blue Boogie, Billybop.be (Belgium)
**** (4-Stars)
Bobby Broom is one of today?s Top guitarists in the world of Jazz music and with his Upper West Side Story; he comes as trio with 9
terrific tracks. All of them are original, but none of them will become a Jazz Standard. However that really doesn?t change a lot to
the fact that the songs are great and full of energy. "D?s Blues" is a typical Hard Bop track. Title track "Upper West Side Story? comes
with some... read more
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