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John Bishop - Antwerp
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
4 1/2 STARS - BEST ALBUMS OF 2023 Drummer John Bishop, the guy who runs Seattle's Origin Records, does not often put out records under his own name. There was Nothing If Not Something (Origin Records) in 2005, review here, and then nothing until the disc at hand, 2023's Antwerp. Not that Bishop has avoided the recording studio. He is, as a sideman, in fact quite prolific, sitting in on Hal Galper's string of... read more
Sam Yahel - Truth And Beauty
by Ben Ratliff, New York Times
NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN OF 2007
Here's Joshua Redman again, on tenor saxophone, in a sporadic, long-running jazz trio led by the organist Sam Yahel, with Brian Blade on drums. This record overcomes old organ-and-tenor jazz clich�s so easily that you hardly think of them. The music is fluid, flexible, all parts running together, the groove... read more
Dave Slonaker Big Band - Intrada
by George Fendel, Oregon Jazz Scene
When I hear a big band playing nearly all original material, I'm looking for intricacy, creative arrangements, scintillating solos and melody lines that don't enter the land of confusion. And that's just what we have in this Los Angeles gathering of undoubtedly some of the finest players in Smogville. Oddly, the only standard in the set is "It's Only a Paper Moon." The rest of the selections are outstanding examples of current big band... read more
Marlene Rosenberg - Bassprint
by John Barron, The Jazz Word
Chicago bassist Marlene Rosenberg has performed with a host of international jazz luminaries, including Kenny Barron, Frank Foster, Stan Getz and Joe Henderson. A couple of decades ago she recorded with drummer Ed Thigpen on his now classic recording Easy Flight. Her third recording as a leader and debut for Seattle's Origin Records is Bassprint, showcasing Rosenberg's strength as both a performer and composer.
Rosenberg's meaty tone and... read more
John Stowell & Dan Dean - Rain Painting
by Ron Schepper, Textura
Each a long-time associate of Origin Records, John Stowell and Dan Dean not only show themselves to be exemplary musicians on Rain Painting but exceptional sleight-of-hand artists too. While Dean's a respected bassist and vocalist, he's also established himself as a producer and recording engineer for the label, and it was through the mastering of Stowell recordings, in particular those with his group Scenes, that he came to appreciate the... read more
Chicago Jazz Orchestra with Cyrille Aimee - Burstin' Out!
by Thomas Cunniffe, Jazz History Online
Jazz History Online is not in the business of fortune-telling, but it's always gratifying to hear young musicians who have mastered the jazz language and have the potential to either carry the old traditions into the future or blaze innovative trails. The three vocalists reviewed here are all currently in their late 20s or early 30s and have developed their styles and sounds to a very high degree. They are certainly not the only promising... read more
Jessica Williams - Songs For A New Century
by Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes, July/August 2008
Songs For A New Century is an intensely personal real-time document. Jessica Williams composed all but one of the nine pieces, and recorded the album herself. She says in the liner notes that this solo album "is what I'm hearing and seeing now. ... This has been my life of late." It is about emerging from the grieving of the post-9/11 years and giving herself permission to hope again. (In musical terms, it is a broad transition from D... read more
Pharez Whitted - For the People
by Robert Ratajczak, LongPlay: RadioJAZZ - Poland
Known for his work with musicians such as Wynton and Branford Marsalis, George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Elvin Jones, Ari Brown, John Mellencamp, Ramsey Lewis or The Temptations - American trumpeter, composer and producer Pharez Whitted's new release is the fourth album branded under his own name.
Following the huge success of his previous album (''Transient Journey'', in 2010) - nominated for the prestigious Independent Music Awards in the... read more
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