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Alison Ruble - This Is A Bird
by John Barron, All About Jazz.com
It's amazing that out of the clutter of an industrial urban center like Chicago, a voice as serene and unruffled as Alison Ruble's can exist. For her debut recording, the opulent vocalist teams up with guitarist extraordinaire/producer John McLean for an intriguing journey through a collection of timeless American classics.
The song selection, a mix of standard jazz fare and modern pop numbers, seems to suit Ruble's understated approach.... read more
Hal Galper / Reggie Workman / Rashied Ali - Art-Work
by Geoffrey Himes, The Village Voice
THE VILLAGE VOICE
2009 Jazz Critics Poll
TOP TEN NEW RELEASES 2009
Geoffrey Himes (JazzTimes, Washington Post)
Bill Frisell: Disfarmer (Nonesuch)
Fly: Sky & Country (ECM)
Joe Lovano: Folk Art (Blue Note)
Dave Douglas: A Single Sky (Greenleaf Music)
Branford Marsalis: Metamorphosen (Marsalis Music)
Vijay Iyer: Historicity (ACT)
David Binney: Third Occasion (Mythology)
Matt Wilson: That's Gonna Leave a Mark... read more
Steve Korn - Points in Time
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
This one, more than most sets that come this way, reveals itself in successive layers. Melody didn't initially assert itself to these ears. It was there, in dreamy post bop permutations, but it was the harmonies that grabbed me from the start. Drummer Steve Korn and company explore unusual and engaging harmonic frameworks, and I spent a couple of spins of the disc absorbing those and wishing for a deeper grounding in the technicalities of music,... read more
Mike Denny Rick Mandyck Jeff Johnson John Bishop - Now...Here...This
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
Springing from a series of performances in Eugene, Oregon's art gallery walks, Now...Here...This is a studio recording attempting to mimic the dynamic of the live performances, minus the surrounding noise. The session was as a result unrehearsed and had no post-production. It's a very clean, very spontaneous sound. Mike Denny has a warm tone on the guitar throughout, which meshes well with Rick Mandyck's sax work (recorded not long before he... read more
Kelly Sill / Jim McNeely / Joel Spencer - Boneyard
by Ric Bang, The Davis Enterprise
Pianist Jim McNelly, bassist Kelly Sill and drummer Joel Spencer are well-known musicians who began their careers in the Chicago area.
They first met during the 1970's, but as members of other groups. All have played with literally dozens of name organizations: McNeely with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis big band, Stan Getz and Phil Woods; Sill with Hank Jones, Don Menza and Clark Terry; and Spencer with Count Basie, Wynton Marsalis and Scott... read more
Matt Otto - Red
by Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
A fluent tenor saxophonist with a cool tone and a relaxed style, Matt Otto is able to glide over the most complex chord changes gracefully. For this pianoless quartet set with guitarist Greg Touhey, Otto creates cool jazz of the 21st century. The music is mostly quiet with its heat being just below the surface. Even "Class Struggle," which is essentially "Giant Steps," features Otto's playing making it sound simple and laid-back. This subtle... read more
Rodney Whitaker - All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Released in time for Ellington's centennial plus 20, Ellington proves how timeless his work was. In the hands of a bass ace that earned his Ellington spurs over 9 years with LCJO, he assembles a murderer's row of contemporary players that bust such smoking moves, Ellington will remain relevant for at least another century. A stone cold master class in a master's works that's so heart felt and spirited it just transcends all boundaries. Killer... read more
Greg Germann - Tales of Time
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo (Belgium
A somewhat atypical jazz musician from New York, this Greg Germann . He chose to tour for years as a member of Broadway shows and in between delivered some soundtracks for films. Until Clarence Penn got him back on the right jazz path. The result is this 'Tales Of Time' with the help of, among others, Donny McCaslin and Luis Perdomo.
It certainly wasn't the case that drummer Germann completely renounced jazz over the past two decades. The... read more
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