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Thomas Marriott - Urban Folklore
by Travis Rogers, Jr., Music Life and Times
Thomas Marriott has released his ninth album as a leader with the October 21, 2014 Origin Records release of Urban Folklore. He has joined with one of the most expressive and talented trios around in the persons of Orrin Evans on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. They are deliberate and delicate and thoroughly brilliant. In fact, they have appeared separately and together on many of the finest recordings of the last... read more
Piet Verbist - Secret Exit to Another Dimension
by Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther, Jazz'Halo (Belgium)
Piet Verbist dedicated some tracks from the current album to various people from his family environment: "A Noble Trice", an anagram for Celebration, the parents Joske & Leo, "Minikin Milan", the final track of the album, the son Milan Verbist, "Bridge House" Rob and Magda - whoever that is - and "Ji Ha" guitar virtuoso Jim Hall. The album cover is taken from a street art action credited to Antoine Caramalli and was part of an action called... read more
Rich Thompson - Who Do You Have to Know?
by Editor, Jazz Rochester
Welcome to the first in what I hope will be a growing series of posts about new albums being put out by one of the talented jazz musicians or groups in and around Rochester, NY. The first is by local drummer (and Eastman professor) Rich Thompson, who is asking that perennial question of those breaking into anything new with his new album Who Do You Have to Know? on Origin Records out of Seattle, Washington. The quartet on the album includes... read more
Alon Farber Hagiga with Dave Douglas - The Magician: Live in Jerusalem
by Jim Motavalli, The New York City Jazz Record
Jazz albums recorded in New Jersey, that's pretty common, but we don't see many coming out of Jerusalem. The Israeli jazz scene is unquestionably continuing to grow, and the talent there is top-notch. For The Magician: Live in Jerusalem, saxophonist Alon Farber has put together a great septet, one that sounds like a much larger band. And a visit from American trumpeter Douglas—who loves international sounds—is certainly a big bonus:... read more
Ben Patterson - The Way of the Groove
by Luca D'Alessandro, Jazz'N'More (Switzerland)
The title delivers what it promises: a generous portion of groove that hits you from the very first bar. Indeed, Ben Patterson's search for the perfect groove was his goal when producing the album: "What is groove?" asks the bandleader in the description, and immediately offers a suggested answer: "Groove is essentially a study, a discipline, and an art that transcends style. It's a way of communicating..." Patterson is inspired by genres such... read more
Joonsam - A Door
by Izzy Yellin, Downbeat Magazine
Perfect for a rainy day inside, bandleader and bassist Joonsam's debut album, A Door, is an eclectic offering that documents the musician's past experiences in New York City. A classically trained bassist from Seoul, South Korea, Joonsam has lived in the city for nine years, having played various settings there. On his latest effort, he absorbs and expands upon the intricacies of each.
There's a strong emphasis on orchestration - each of the... read more
Michael Waldrop - Origin Suite
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Michael Waldrop leads from behind the drumset and vibes as he produces a muscular big band album of fresh material. The charts are all well crafted and quite varied. The major piece is the 3-part title track, with some frantic grooves and unique guitar sounds emanating from Jimi Tunnell's strings. The team creates a caravan with Brad Dutz's tablas on the grooving "Through the Mist" while the brass is upbeat on "Ivana." Some Coltranesque tenor... read more
Les DeMerle - Cookin' At The Corner, Volume 1
by Tom Hull, Jazz Prospecting
The setup is piano-bass-drums plus singer, but the leader is the drummer, and he sings some too. In fact, DeMerle and Eisele pair up like Louis Prima and Keely Smith, even if they play it straight most of the time. (But not all the time: DeMerle sings one about a sailor who comes home after three years to find his wife has a new baby named Bennie. Where'd he come from, the sailor wonders? "Bennie's From Heaven.") Eisele doesn't enter until the... read more
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