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Piet Verbist - Suite Réunion
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazzenzo (The Netherlands)
Since he left Jef Neve, Belgian contrabassist Piet Verbist got time and space to work out his own ideas. After two shots with his group Zygomatik and one with Mamutrio, this is now his fourth release for the American label Origin. A new beginning also with an acoustic quartet for which he wrote eight pieces.
'Suite Réunion' is a real showcase for Verbist as a bassist, but especially as a composer. The two minutes long solo on the opener... read more
Milan Verbist Trio - Time Change
by Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther, BelgienInfo (Belgisch-Deutsches Netzwerk)
Carried and with "Nordic heaviness" - one thinks of composers such as Grieg and Sibelius - the trio around pianist Milan Verbist opens the current album. Listening to the melodic lines and harmonies, you might think that a wintry night in Scandinavia is being musically sketched, as if the Nordic winter is coming to life, in which in some places the sun shines only rarely or not at all. "Time Change" is the title of the piece. Truly, the... read more
Paul Marinaro - Mood Ellington
by Dave Oberhelman, Chicago Daily Herald
Chicago jazz singer Paul Marinaro's prior full-length record, on which his baritone voice supported the Metropolitan Jazz Octet, was "The Bowie Project," a collection of covers of the iconic British rock star David Bowie.
Marinaro's current project, "Mood Ellington," tackles another legendary band leader, Duke Ellington, arguably the greatest American jazz composer.
"Mood Ellington," which will have Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24-25, record... read more
Tom Collier - Impulsive Illuminations
by Hobart Taylor, KUCI - Irvine, CA
Not for the inattentive listener, this deeply engrossing music composed by vibraphone/marimba player Collier treads the ground of "pure", non-generic music. This music could be at home in a symphonic concert hall, a jazz night club, an electronic music seminar, or a Zen Center. Collier and his renowned colleagues, (Bill Frisell, guitar, Cuong Vu, trumpet, etc) stay gloriously true to their abstractions and improvisations.... read more
Carl Schultz - The Road to Trantor
by Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
Saxophonist Carl Schultz composed The Road to Trantor as the soundtrack to a science fiction film. The kicker is that the film exists only in Schultz's head. When writing each song, he tried to envision the scene in which it would be used. In that sense, the music is thematic, even though the themes are known only to Schultz.
In charting his singular course, the California-based artist drew heavily on novels by Isaac Asimov. "Trantor" is one... read more
David Friesen and Glen Moore - Bactrian
by Rob Nairn, Bass World Magazine
Glen Moore and David Friesen are two bass players who need no introduction; their bios and discographies are legendary, so any release form either is worthy of serious attention. A CD featuring the two of them is something special, especially given the enormous historical legacy they bring to their art. The Bass duo CD idea is not an altogether common genre but there have been some remarkable recordings over the years (Dave Holland, Barre... read more
Chenxi Pan - This Very Moment
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Vocalist and composer Chenxi Pan creates a fresh path of material, melding her Chinese heritage with 21st Century jazz sensibilities on this collection of original musical water colors. She's joined by Nathan Nakadegawa-Lee/ts-cl, Shaonan Su/p, George Grydkovets/g, Nicolas Bond/b, Anders J ulsgaard/dr, Pete Cook/vi and Julie Kim/cel in mix and match fashion.
The string team is used gorgeously, creating elliptical tones for Pan's soft and... read more
Brittany Anjou - Enamigo Reciprokataj
by Philip Freeman, Downbeat
Why did pianist Brittany Anjou title her album Enamigo Reciprokataj, which translates from Esperanto to "reciprocal love?" Even after giving it a listen, the answer's still unclear.
Anjou's debut album, inspired by a Stravinsky ballet, is a strong, classicist piano-trio effort that nods to the work of Ahmad Jamal, Vince Guaraldi and even modern players like Cyrus Chestnut in its focus on melody and swing, while still journeying as far afield... read more
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