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Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill - Inside Voice / Outside Voice
by S. Victor Aaron, Something Else!
Bassist Michael Bisio and acoustic guitarist/vocalist Timothy Hill recently got together to make a delightful, instinctive record that neither could have made with anyone else.
Recorded as a single continuous take without any edits, Inside Voice / Outside Voice (Origin Records) is a communion between two seasoned souls who have each led long, varied musical careers marked by being open-minded and making no compromises. Otherwise, these aren't... read more
Darrell Grant - Truth And Reconciliation
by Nick's Picks, Primetime A & E, May 2007
As an accomplished New York sideman for many years, pianist Grant bounced around the scene, and the country, releasing small group CDs along the way for Verve and the defunct 32 Jazz labels. After a self-imposed sabbatical, Grant returns with Truth and Reconciliation, a well-recorded CD of sturdy originals and covers that enlist top-flight players like drummer Brian Blade, bassist John Patitucci and guitarist Bill Frisell. Grant skillfully... read more
Darrell Grant - Truth And Reconciliation
by Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes
Darrell Grant has said, "I choose to believe in the power of humans to change the world ? I believe that we who create art possess an extraordinary power to communicate, inspire, provoke, inform and to move others to transform society."
Truth and Reconciliation is an ambitious double album that attempts nothing less than putting the above beliefs into practice. A piano trio with John Patitucci and Brian Blade is the foundation from which Grant... read more
George Colligan - The Endless Mysteries
by George Fendel, Jazz Society of Oregon
Portland has always enjoyed a wealth of superb jazz pianists. And what was consistently top tier got even better when George Colligan became part of the music faculty at Portland State University. His new CD, his first for Seattle-based Origin Records, is a trio gig with two masterful colleagues, Larry Grenadier on bass and Jack De Johnette on drums. All 10 selections were composed by Colligan who, in the liner notes, provides an explanation for... read more
Clark Sommers - Ba(SH)
by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
Bassist Sommers has been an increasingly busy figure in Chicago and beyond for more than a decade, and here he makes his belated recording debut as bandleader. Throughout, Sommers puts the emphasis on the music, rather than himself, creating a welcoming environment for colleagues Geof Bradfield on reeds and Dana Hall on drums (hence the title of the album, a kind of acronym for these musicians' names). These players speak the same musical... read more
Paul Marinaro - Mood Ellington
by C. Michael Bailey, Wild Mercury Rhythm
While too early to call Mood Ellington the album Paul Marinaro has been working up to all his life, it is not too early to call it his finest and most completely realized release among his previous albums that include Without a Song (Self Produced, 2013), One Night In Chicago (Self Produced, 2015), Not Quite Yet (Myrtle Records, 2022), The Bowie Project (Origin Records, 2023).
These previous releases had a... read more
Barry Greene - Giants
by Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
The Giants singled out by guitarist Barry Greene on his recording of that name include a number of musicians who served as role models and helped shape his singular musical voice. Pat Martino is one, as are Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Russell Malone and Pat Metheny, each one a stepping-stone on Greene's upward path toward self-identity and mastery of his instrument of choice. Greene paid it forward by teaching for more than thirty years at the... read more
Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra - Mad Scientist Music
by Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
4 STARS
Trombonist Ben Patterson's high-powered Jazz Orchestra from the Washington, D.C. area returns virtually intact from 2024's well-received Groove Junkies (Origin Records) with another bold and hard-hitting session that is all but guaranteed to please anyone whose musical antenna leans toward fresh and exciting big-band jazz. Its title, Mad Scientist Music, coined by Harry Schnipper, owner of the D.C. jazz club Blues... read more
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