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Richard Sussman - Live at Sweet Rhythm
by Ross Boissoneau, Jazziz
Listeners can often discern the leader in a recoding date from the first few notes. That's not the case with the Richard Sussman Quintet's Live at Sweet Rhythm.
On the opening track, "Waiting," the full band jumps in with both feet. Trumpeter Tom Harrell and saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi ride freely atop the fiesty rhythms laid down by pianist Sussman, bassist Mike Richmond and drummer Jeff Williams. True, the leader steps into the... read more
Courtney Fortune - Speak Love
by Ken Capobianco, Cape Cod Times
Courtney Fortune Speaks Love in Gorgeous Tones
There are so many female pop vocalists steeped on "American Idol" histrionics who want to out Mariah Mariah these days and jazz singers who don't have the word nuance in their dictionaries or think they have to imitate the husky tones of Cassandra Wilson or chilly remove of Diana Krall. So, few fresh voices are emerging in either genre.
It's nice to come across a talent like... read more
Storms/Nocturnes - VIA
by Chris Ingham, Mojo Magazine
After a seven-year hiatus, the third album by superstar chamber trio doesn't disappoint
The music made by British saxophonist Tim Garland, pianist Geoffrey Keezer and vibraphonist Joe Locke is of such high-end refinement, beuaty and excitement that their Storms/Nocturnes trio is in danger of being leader in a field of one. Using a detailed, near-classical composition (three from each player) as a starting point, the group's delicate and fiery... read more
Ben Patterson - The Way of the Groove
by Russ Hubert, Adult Music Podcast
As advertised, grooves galore, and lots of variety: funk, reggae, shuffle...slow, fast, all fun stuff. Patterson's original tunes are catchy, the dual trombone and guitar lead idea is unique and works well. Sometimes, Hernandez swaps in on tenor or adds another voice along with fiery solos. Tight rhythm section, with great electric and acoustic work from Henry, tight drumming from Harrison, and great organ playing and tones from Appelman, too.... read more
Mark Taylor - Spectre
by Jay Collins, Cadence
On Spectre saxophonist Mark Taylor leads a quartet that plays straight ahead but with moody edge reminiscent of Wayne Shorter's Blue Note albums. There is spacious rhythm support on most pieces from Gary Fukushima, Jeff Johnson, and Byron Vannoy with Fukushima occasionally adding a layer of brooding electric piano. Taylor plays calm and lucid soprano on "Spectre" and "Fleeting" and unrolls expansive also lines over the rhythm section's slow... read more
Chris Walden & the LMR Jazz Orchestra feat. Tierney Sutton & Kurt Elling - Missa Iubileum Aureum: Golden Jubilee Jazz Mass
by Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
4-STARS First things first: there is no doubt that Chris Walden's reverential Missa Iubileum Aureum ("Golden Jubilee Jazz Mass") is beautifully written and wonderfully performed by the LMR Jazz Orchestra, St. Dominick's Schola Cantorum and cantors Kurt Elling and Tierney Sutton. Is it jazz? That is another question, one not so easily answered. While there are elements of jazz, they are incidental and generally overshadowed by the more... read more
Purna Loka Ensemble - Metaraga
by Rick Anderson, CD Hotlist
OK, this is really cool: Purnaprajna Bangere is a violinist who was raised in southern India and trained in the highly technical Parur style of Carnatic classical music. He is also a professor of mathematics and music at the University of Kansas. On this project he combines these two disciplines, creating a unique style of contemporary Indian classical music influenced by various Western genres and underpinned by mathematical structures of... read more
David Friesen Circle 3 Trio - Triple Exposure
by Ric Bang, Jazz Scan
I sometimes wonder what it must have been like, to be present at a concert given by one of the true masters. Well, I've never been lucky enough to catch bassist David Friesen in person, but - thanks to the magic of albums - I can listen to him any time I so desire. Anyone similarly lucky is blessed.
Friesen, now 74 years old, got his start with the ukulele at age 10; he graduated to the guitar six years later. At that point he was 19, during... read more
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