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Jessica Williams - Freedom Trane
by , OregonMusicNews.com
How can two hands playing piano sound like John Coltrane playing saxophone. Jessica Williams' do. The number of albums she has recorded over a stellar thirty-five year career is astounding. Her last album Touch is in Dan McClenaghan's Top Ten for 2010 on AllAboutJazz ? AND Scott Yanow's Top Ten for 2010 in JazzTimes.
And who do we find her playing with? Portland musicians: drummer Mel Brown and bassist Dave Captein.
The album.... read more
Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill - Inside Voice / Outside Voice
by Derk Richardson, The Absolute Sound
Covering standards can be risky business, especially when someone has previously put an indelible stamp on a tune, the way Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane did on "My One and Only Love" and Chet Baker on "I Fall in Love Too Easily."
But on this cleverly titled recording with Michael Bisio, singer/guitarist Timothy Hill takes possession of those classics, as well as "For All We Know" (made famous by Nat King Cole) allowing us to hear new... read more
James Moody - 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note, March 26, 2005
by Michael van Gee, Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)
5-STARS Tenor saxophonist and flautist James Moody (*March 26, 1925) celebrated his 80th birthday at the legendary New York club Blue Note for a whole week with his quartet and numerous guests on March 26, 2005. Recorded for posterity, it was just released in time for his 100th birthday celebration during the Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York in May of this year.
The evening was opened by renowned impresario George Wein, before the... read more
Rich Thompson - Generations
by Ric Bang, Jazz Scan
As this album?s title suggests, trios have been a mainstay in jazz for, well, generations. It?s a lot easier to gather simpatico musicians into a trio, than into a larger group. It?s an affordable combo; small clubs can?t foot the bill for larger groups. It also isn?t necessary to write the special arrangements required by bigger bands.
Rich Thompson?s trio is one of the newest.
Thompson?s career began in 1980, during the period when... read more
Piet Verbist - Flamenco Jazz Summit: El Mar Empieza Aqui
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The double bass extraordinaire Piet Verbist is joined by some excellent company for these 8 Flamenco jazz tunes that aren't short on melody and energy.
"Al-Andablues" opens with thick plucking from Verbist, as Carmelo Muriel's bansuriney and Juan Sainz's lively drumming cultivate plenty of rhythm, and "Nuevo Alterado" welcomes Carlos Cortés' frisky percussion amid Tom Van Dyck's soaring sax prowess.
At the halfway point, "A Child Is... read more
John Bishop - Antwerp
by Dick Metcalf, Contemporary Fusion Reviews
5-STARS, Definitively distinctive jazz John Bishop - ANTWERP: Believe it or not, in all the years I've been reviewing jazz, this is my first encounter with such definitively distinctive jazz as Seattle drummer John Bishop and his bandmates produce for your enjoyment. To give you an idea of their timeless jazz skills, I (most STRONGLY) recommend that you watch this excellent performance from ten years ago, in Brussels, Belgium (a... read more
Chad McCullough - Dark Wood, Dark Water
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz.com
Seattle-based trumpeter Chad McCullough has assembled a North-West all-star line-up for his debut release, Dark Wood, Dark Water, mixing it up with Origin Records regulars on an inspired, modern-leaning post-bop outing.
On "Three Pillars," a silky three-horn harmony blows in like a brisk wind in the embrace of the top-tier rhythm team of bassist Jeff Johnson, pianist Bill Anschell and drummer John Bishop. McCullough and his... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Abstract Quantities
by Herman te Loo, Jazzflits (Netherlands)
The title 'Abstract Quantities' can put an unsuspecting jazz lover on the wrong foot. Indeed, there is not as many abstracts to the music of the quartet of the Belgian pianist Bram Weijters and the American trumpeter Chad McCullough. Both leaders can sign for the repertoire, with haunting melodies, bright writing. Sometimes forming loving songs (like the touching 'Little Song (for Mirthe)'), but there are other, more surprising forms. We... read more
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