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Jessica Williams - With Love
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
Successful musicians play "the truth." If you want to hear some truth there are certain artists you can seek out. Thelonious Monk couldn't play anything but the truth, right from the beginning. Pianist Jessica Williams came upon the truth - a purer form of it, at least - after experiencing "the fix of Illness" that she has discussed on her website and in interviews. Her first "fix" came about via her struggle with hypothyroidism, and... read more
Jessica Williams - The Art of the Piano
by Rudolf Radnai, Muszeroldal
Translated from Hungarian
Jessica Williams pianist / composer of American jazz is one of the greatest respect surrounded draftsman. More than 40 albums to date, entry 2 Grammy Award and numerous critics indicate their high quality. This album is a live recording is 2009. On 9 April the The Triple Door Club said musical performance materials included. 8 is featured in the plate number of a John Coltrane and a Erik Satie number except for... read more
Les DeMerle Sound 67 - Once in a Lifetime
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo (Belgium)
Young drummer who immediately scored successes from his teenage years, but whose debut
with his group was shelved for inexplicable reasons. That, in a nutshell, is the story behind this
unreleased recording. However, a number of big names contributed to this. Among them Randy
Brecker, Rosemary Clooney and the popular rock singer Genya Ravan (Goldie and The
Gingerbreads) at the time.
Ten songs that are all jukebox material. We hear a spicy... read more
Chris Walden Big Band - Full-On!
by Paula Edelstein, AXS
When Chris Walden is not busy creating orchestral settings for major pop stars like Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Michael Buble, Smokey Robinson or Diana Krall, the prolific composer/arranger/conductor focuses on his first love, swinging big band jazz music. With Full-On!, (Origin, 82669), Walden's fifth recording as a leader, the Los Angeles-based multiple award-winning virtuoso presents an irrepressibly swing outing that showcases 5 new... read more
Mamutrio - Primal Existence
by Philippe De Cleen, Written In Music (Belgium)
Met Primal Existence geeft Mamutrio, bestaande uit (alt)saxofonist Lieven Cambré, bassist Piet Verbist en de nog maar 19 jaar jonge drummer Jesse Dockx aan dat jong en oud elkaar in de jazz prima kunnen vinden.
Ondanks de eerder klassieke bezetting (altsax, bas, drums) weet dit trio zichzelf op erg aantrekkelijke wijze in de kijker te spelen, al is het vooral de inbreng van het jonge drumtalent Dockx die de aandacht naar zich toe trekt.... read more
John Moulder - The Eleventh Hour
by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
If Chicagoan John Moulder had decided to become a full-time jazz guitarist rather than a Catholic priest who plays guitar, he probably would be quite famous, for his virtuosity as an instrumentalist is matched by his ferocity as a performer. Then, again, he wouldn't be the man he is now, an artist who views faith and music as expressions of the same spirit, which may help explain why he sounds like no one else in jazz. That's clear once again... read more
Human Spirit - Dialogue
by Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition
****4-Stars
Human Spirit continues to shine, this time in a live setting?
Human Spirit is a band headed by Thomas Marriott, Mark Taylor, and Matt Jorgensen. Jorgensen's previous CD, Tattooed by Passion, was reviewed here in Oct 2011, and was in my top 10 CDs of that year. It was a tribute to his father-in-law, noted painter Dale Chisman. We also reviewed Marriott's CD, Human Spirit, last April. It featured Taylor,... read more
Matt Jorgensen - Tattooed by Passion: Music inspired by the paintings of Dale Chisman
by Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
Drummer-composer Matt Jorgensen presents pieces inspired by the abstract paintings of Denver artist Dale Chisman. With a potent quintet featuring saxophonist Mark Taylor, trumpeter Thomas Marriott, guitarist Corey Christiansen and bassist Dave Captein--expressive improvisers all--Jorgensen's crew shifts nimbly from the rhythmically charged "Space, Plane and Line," to the swinging title track, to the urgent groover "Big Chief With a Golden... read more
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