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John Moulder - Bifrost
by Brad Walseth, JazzChicago.net
Guitarist John Moulder captivated the Green Mill crowd last weekend as he performed tracks from his recent release Bifrost (pronounced "bee-frost" - see our review here) along with material from his previous albums. Moulder was backed, as usual, by longtime associate - drummer Paul Wertico. Brian Peters - who produced Bifrost played electric fretless bass and dudek, and made his live debut on acoustic bass. The talented young man... read more
John Bishop - Nothing If Not Something
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
****1/2 - 4 1/2 STARS
This is the Seattle sound at its finest. The trio, led by Origin Records founder John Bishop, has a subtle touch. The sound is dignified, but isn't afraid to let the sax wail a little now and then. In large part, the music gains something distinctive over East Coast jazz in its lack of a drive to highlight talent and knowledge merely for the sake of showcasing. In leaving behind the need to take off with a... read more
Abate Berihun & The Addis Ken Project - Addis Ken
by Mike Gates, UK Vibe
5 STARS
Occasionally, an album comes along that sings to me in such a way that it just leaves me mesmerised, spellbound by its spiritual beauty. Addis Ken (New Day) by Abate Berihun & The Addis Ken Project belongs firmly in this category. It feels like it's somehow channelling the history of an ancient civilisation through its creativity, energy, and musical storytelling.
Berihun, an Ethiopian-born, Israel-based... read more
Ben Black - Remembered Faces / Private Places
by Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes
Ben Black, whose choirboy purity is reminiscent of the sweet, fawn-like androgyny of the pre-Psycho Anthony Perkins, is about as distant as a male singer could be from the rough 'n' tumble Stigers. Technically, Black is light years ahead of Perkins, but could use some of the screen star's dramatic know-how. Still, as evidenced throughout Remembered Faces/Private Places (Origin), his voice is singularly gorgeous and ideally suited to dreamy... read more
Alex Graham - The Good Life
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide
This quartet session, led by sax player Alex Graham, takes a crack at showing off all that can be right with a quartet in the post-bop era. The tone is generally light, with a fair amount of call and response between Graham's sax and the rhythm section. Generally the demeanor is bouncing, almost like an updated Sunny Side of the Street. The band deals well with originals as well as nice pieces from Wayne Shorter and even a small-band arrangement... read more
Aaron Germain - Chance
by , Jazziz
Veteran Portland Bassist and composer David Friesen is a vital part of the Pacific Northwest jazz scene, and has recorded with the disparate likes of Stan Getz and Sam Rivers, Woody Shaw and Mal Waldron. Now, at age 72, he's released a two-disc set of original music, captured live with his Circle 3 Trio in performances in Oregon and Arizona, and in a studio session in Germany. Where the Light Falls, as its title suggests, presents a... read more
Charlie Ballantine - East by Midwest
by Rick Anderson, CD Hotlist: New Music for Libraries
Holy cow, this is a great album. On this trio session, guitarist Charlie Ballantine plays (and writes) in a style that reflects his Midwestern roots: there are hints of steel guitar in both his tunes and his solos, and his shimmering, chorused tone evokes wide-open cornfields even when he's playing tunes by British city boys from Liverpool (yes, there are two Beatles covers here). If my description is making you wonder whether Ballantine... read more
Bobby Broom - My Shining Hour
by Armand Lewis, Record Collector News
When people listen to records, they think they are hearing just that - a documentation of an actual performance. But this has not really been the case with most popular music since the 1960s. With the advent of multi-track tape and certainly now with digital file-based recording, editing and mixing, musicians are generally recorded one at a time in isolation, building up instruments and vocals like layers of sounds to be edited, mixed and... read more
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