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Les DeMerle - Hot Night In Venice: Live at The Venice Jazz Club
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Recorded at the Venice Jazz Club in Italy back in 2014, this album is a swinging affair with drummer, vocalist and leader Les DeMerle leading a trio with Johannes Bjerregaard/p and Chris Luard snapping through some standards and occasionally joined by the big band era influence vocalist Bonnie Eisele on an anthological gig of American tunes.
In the trio format, Bjerregard taps into his inner Bobby Timmons for a gospel driven "Down By The... read more
Bill Anschell - Improbable Solutions
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The legendary jazz pianist Bill Anschell finds himself in a larger setting here, where the acoustic jazz trio allow for electronics for a very unique 9 tracks.
The atmospheric "Ambulator" leads the listen with Anschell's lively keys and Brian Monroney's precise guitar in the stylish climate, and "Nimbus" follows with the dreamy keys and Chris Symer's agile bass making for a reflective mood of beauty.
Moving into the middle, "Naked Truth"... read more
Nick Finzer - The Chase
by Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation
For some reason, I'd never associated trombone jazz with album titles like "The Chase"... but Nick & his (many) musical cohorts surely pull it off on great tunes like the stunning opener, "Life Happens"... in fact, this tune has some of the highest energy licks I've heard (yet) in 2016. The title track, "The Chase", uses plenty of cut & run changes to enhance the sense of movement & (possibly) danger! When it comes to compositions like this,... read more
Bobby Broom - Song And Dance
by RBSProds "RBS", Amazon.com
Five BLAZING Stars!! Master guitarist Bobby Broom has cranked up a winner of a guitar trio recording. With longtime Broom associates bassist Dennis Carroll and his supple stylings and Kobie Watkins' muscular, inventive drumming, this is a tight musical trio that knows where it's going and there is lots of musical ESP between the players. There are some marvelous moments awaiting the listener on this CD. With song choices like the Beatles "Can't... read more
Thomas Marriott - Both Sides Of The Fence
by Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition
Recorded two years after his Origin Records debut Individuation, Marriott is back with his second Origin release, Both Sides of the Fence. What stands out about this release is the song selection, a mixture of three Marriott originals along with an impeccably well chosen six other tunes by such artists as Ellington, Corea, and Hubbard. Recorded in Seattle, with noted local players, with the addition of two special guests - present day Seattle... read more
Aaron Lington - Secondary Impressions
by George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly
Baritone saxist Aaron Lington creates some wondrous moods on a collection of mostly duet sonatas with pianist Victoria Lington on this collection of modern compositions. Lington's tone and range are highly impressive, sounding almost like a string section on a solo performance of "Wings" that reaches highs and lows with the ease of a trapeze artist. The collection of duets are dominated by two modern pieces, the Concerto for Baritone Orchestra... read more
Doug Miller - Regeneration
by John Barron, All About Jazz.com
An active bassist/composer/educator from the Seattle, Washington area, Doug Miller has toured with top big band names like the Count Basie Orchestra, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra (under the direction of Mercer Ellington). Having provided a strong side-man presence on numerous releases for Origin Records, Miller gets the opportunity to step into the spotlight as leader with Regeneration, a unique representation of straight-ahead mainstream... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Imaginary Sketches
by Annemarie Janus, Jazzenzo
Pianist Bram Weijters belongs to the new generation of promising jazz talents from Belgium. You could compare his playing to that of Brad Mehldau. The Co-leader of this project, the talented trumpeter Chad McCullough is from Seattle, where he along with drummer John Bishop, is the driving force behind Origin Records. This is an American label for contemporary jazz with more than three hundred titles and in 2009 was awarded "Label of the Year" by... read more
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