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David Friesen and Glen Moore - Bactrian
by William Minor, Bill's Blog
Walt Whitman was not the first person to claim to contain multitudes. In Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha were instructed by Themis to replace the loss of mankind (after the end of an Iron Age flood) by casting stones of the earth (reinstating men and women) behind them. The couple claimed, "Nos duo turba sumus" ("We two form a multitude."). In our era, Larry Constantine, an American software engineer considered one of the pioneers of... read more
Alon Farber Hagiga with Dave Douglas - The Magician: Live in Jerusalem
by Stephen Graham, Marlbank (UK)
There's the familiar and the less familiar here - the familiar certainly for Dave Douglas fans the presence of the trumpeter's 'Spring Ahead,' which was on the Stargazer album back in the 1990s, and 'Persistence of Memory' recorded in such settings as 2009 big band album A Single Sky. The other tunes, less familiar but in keeping with what Douglas provides are the progressively edgy hard bop tunes that Israeli saxophonist Alon Farber... read more
Bobby Broom - The Way I Play: Live In Chicago
by Paul Christopher Dowd, All About Jazz
On his album, The Way I Play, Bobby Broom explores the more traditional guitar-led trios in the manner of Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell. Broom, now in his second stint as a sideman with Sonny Rollins, made his Carnegie Hall debut with the sax legend at the tender age of 16. He has also played with Burrell, Stanley Turrentine, Dr. John and Miles. The Way I Play is the first live recording for his band, which includes longtime bassist Dennis... read more
Marlene Rosenberg - MLK Convergence
by Editor, Dusty Grooves
Bassist Marlene Rosenberg leads a hell of a trio here - one that features Kenny Barron on piano and Lewis Nash on drums - both tremendous players who sound even better in the round, rich company of Rosenberg's bass! Most titles are trio numbers, but driven as much by the bass as by the always-wonderful work of Barron - and the tunes include many originals by Marlene - instrumentals, but with a current of the more righteous energy... read more
Josh Nelson - Exploring Mars
by Kirk Silsbee, Downbeat
Josh Nelson is the most accomplished of the younger L.A. jazz pianist-arrangers, and he has assembled a fine group of originals, along with Holst's foreboding "Mars, Bringer of War," on Exploring Mars. An opening reading from Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles sets the tone, with Nelson handling the relaxed recitation over Larry Koonse's discreet guitar chords. The small ensemble music in this collection is often lyrical, harmonically rich and... read more
Joe Locke - Subtle Disguise
by Georg Modestin, Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)
Born in 1959, vibraphonist Joe Locke belongs to a minority within the jazz scene; nevertheless, since his arrival in New York in 1981, he has established himself as a master of his craft. As a bandleader, his body of work to date comprises over thirty albums—supplemented by more than twice that number on which he appears as a distinguished sideman. Freddy Cole and Eddie Henderson, in particular, have regularly called upon Locke's services.... read more
Rodney Whitaker - Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Steven Miller, Sound in Review
Bassist Rodney Whitaker has assembled a refined quintet to present the music of composer Gregg Hill. The ensemble is Terell Stafford on trumpet and flugelhorn, Tim Warfield on tenor and soprano saxophones, Bruce Barth on piano, and Dana Hall on drums. Vocalist Rockelle Fortin also appears in four songs. Hill is a composer that has published over 145 original jazz compositions across various albums. Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill presents ten... read more
Hal Galper / Reggie Workman / Rashied Ali - Art-Work
by Yamamoto Takashi, Swing Journal
The veteran trio of muscular piano. Overwhelming presence. An exceptional rhythm section of these giants is a powerful fashion. "TAKE THE COLTRANE"。 One of "TAKE THE COLTRANE" certain to be attracted. HAL GALPER. However, HAL GALPER pianist mean, I凄KATTA this, is that honest feedback. I is not ever heard of most of his work. So尚更shock. Monday 6 SJ unconsciously selling just about where the manuscript written in the... read more
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