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Clay Giberson - Upper Road
by Dave Nathan, All Music Guide
All of the tools of the smooth or contemporary jazz fashion are here on Clay Giberson's second album for the Origin label. There's the Rhodes, the synthesizer, and, of course, the soprano sax. What sets this CD apart from many albums of the same category is that the music, all Giberson originals, often has more character, adventure, and daring than usually heard from practitioners of this genre. It's more than simply stream-of-consciousness... read more
John Stowell - Resonance
by John Henry, Audiophile Audition
Portland, Oregon-based guitarist Stowell has a super-cool approach to his instrument but with a minimum of fuss can tear up the strings with some complex improvising that seems to occur at almost the speed of light. He plays here acoustic-electric guitars made by Portland custom guitar-maker Mike Doolin, and using nylon strings. Doolin invited Stowell over to try out his latest creations and in the process taped him playing a tune on each... read more
Maddie Vogler - While We Have Time
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
This debut release by alto saxist Maddie Vogler displays an uncommon maturity for a variety of reasons. First, unlike most younger artists on record, she shares her space well with her team of Tito Carrillo/tp-fh, Matt Gold/g, Jake Shapiro/p, Sam Peters/b and Neil Hemphill/dr. Second, all of the tunes are her own, and they are quite impressive for the variety and cleverness of the ideas. Hemphill supplies a nifty click clack as the horns both... read more
John Bishop - Antwerp
by Russell Perry, WTJU-FM
Drummer John Bishop (Benjamin Boone, Hal Galper, Thomas Marriott) founded Origin Records as a label "run for musicians by musicians", yet rarely does he issue music under his own name. It has been 18 years since Nothing If Not Something in 2005. Of the program of six originals and three covers (by Hal Galper, Carla Bley, Henry Mancini), Dan McClenaghan wrote on AllAbout Jazz, "From the opener, Weijters' rollicking Ruchsichtslos, to Galper's... read more
Brad Goode - Polytonal Dance Party
by Douglas Lockard, International Trumpet Guild
Jazz trumpeter Brad Goode has achieved success as both a performer and educator (University of Colorado), and this adventurous 2008 release demonstrates his desire to continue to push the harmonic envelope. As the title of the recording suggests, every tune is written or arranged using poly- chordal harmonies. Although the sound of polytonal harmony is initially jarring, the musicians navigate through the potentially dangerous harmonic landscape... read more
Shawn Purcell - Oblivity
by Editor, The Jazz Page
On Oblivity, guitarist-composer Shawn Purcell presents a picture of maturity and refined ambition, creating an album that balances intricate writing with expressive freedom. He is joined by tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf, pianist Chris Ziemba (who also contributes Fender Rhodes colors), bassist Jeff Reed, drummer Steve Fidyk, and trombonist Ben Patterson, with wordless vocals from Darden Purcell adding occasional emotional and textural weight.... read more
Tom Collier - Alone in the Studio
by Robbie Gerson, Audiophile Audition
Percussionist Tom Collier traces his roots to Seattle and Sixties musical culture. He considers Gary Burton (especially his 1966 album, Time Machine ) a vital influence in his development. Additionally, pop music from that era (The Beatles, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass) provided insight into aspects of the recording process. His earliest gigs were on marimba. He eventually worked with Ry Cooder, Ernie Watts, Shelly Manne and Alex Acuna.... read more
Upper Left Trio - Cycling
by Roman St. James, IndieMonkey
Cycling, the debut release by the Upper Left Trio, is an absolutely stunning CD. The piano trio is the most basic of the jazz group configurations, but its simplicity inherently increases the difficulty in producing music that is either particularly innovative or engaging, for all but the most casual jazz listener. However, with this recording the Upper Left Trio - consisting of Charlie Doggett on drums, Clay Giberson on piano and Jeff Leonard... read more
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