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Meridian Odyssey - Second Wave
by Georges Tonla Briquet, Jazz'halo (Belgium)
The first minutes sound deceptively quiet until Martin Budde 's guitar solo creates enthusiasm, all in Pat Metheny style, followed later by tenor saxophonist Santosh Sharma who pours oil on the fire. His great examples are clearly Joshua Redman and Chris Potter.
The contributions of the other group members (keyboardist Dylan Hayes, bassist Ben Feldman, drummer Xavier Lecouturier ) are also marked by the same urgent but strongly controlled... read more
Alon Farber Hagiga with Dave Douglas - The Magician: Live in Jerusalem
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Saxist and leader Akib Farber delivers a concert at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem with special guest on trumpet Dave Douglas along with a local team of Yehonatan Cohen/ts-cl, Oded Meir/tb, Katia Toobool/p, Assaf Hakimi/b and Roy Oliel/dr. The team is in an effervescent mood, with Douglas bright and dramatic working on his own "Persistence of Memory" and leading the gallop along with the horns on "Spring Ahead". Hakimi gives a hip and funky feel... read more
Sam Yahel - Truth And Beauty
by Ric Bang, Davis Enterprise, March 6, 2008
This trio utilizes a Hammond B3 organ (Sam Yahel), a tenor sax (Joshua Redman) and drums (Brian Blade). All are superior musicians.
Six of the nine tracks were written and arranged by Sam; the rest include a bop standard by Ornette Coleman, a tune by Paul Simon and another by Gilberto Gil/Joao Donato.
The tunes range from simple to complex, and cover a spectrum of meters: from standard 4/4 to waltz, Latin-tinged and no regular beat at... read more
Chicago Jazz Orchestra with Cyrille Aimee - Burstin' Out!
by Thomas W. Altizer, Amazon.com
This album swings! The vocalist, Cyrille Aimée, is a perfect addition to one of the tightest big band ensembles in memory. From the first cut, "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" to the extraordinary "It Don't Mean A Thing..." both the band and the singer are in perfect harmony and simply raise the roof! To see this pairing live would no doubt be an unforgettable experience. But until the Chicago Jazz Orchestra and Cyrille Aimée come to a... read more
Jeff Johnson - Free
by John Barrett, Jr., All About Jazz
It's hard to be more spontaneous than this. A live show for radio broadcast, played without benefit of rehearsal. The numbers were called from the stage, many played for the first time. (Some had never been heard by their composers!) And one piece is totally improvised, existing only that moment, then captured on tape. Apt is the drowning man on the cover; music like this is swim or fail. Most of it swims; the textures weave as soft voices react... read more
Michael Zilber - Originals for the Originals
by Editor, Vento Azul (Japan)
Michael Zilber's eleventh album as a leader, he's a talented tenor saxophonist who has been active since the 1980s. A one-horn quartet working with contemporary NY's top rhythm players such as David Kikoski, James Genus and Clarence Penn. The originals are dedicated to the saxophonists he has been strongly influenced by, including Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter and Sonny Rollins. Tenor fans, this is a necessary one... read more
Aaron Immanuel Wright - Eleven Daughters
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
Wander into the parking lot of a high school marching band field tournament, through a labyrinth school buses and picnic tables, into throngs of young musicians?teenagers in small packs cruising on foot, gossiping, flirting, maybe throwing a football around as a cold November dusk settles in?and there always seems to be a backdrop of percussion, impromptu practice sessions, the marimbas and the vibraphones ringing out. It's a sound that carries... read more
Thomas Marriott - Both Sides Of The Fence
by Jerome Wilson, Cadence, Oct-Nov 2007
Trumpeter Thomas Marriott's CD is respectable small group work with a few surprises. Marriott has a soft, quiet sound that excels on slow, introspective pieces like Duke Ellington's "Mew World A Comin'" and glides beautifully on the more uptempo "Summer Night" where Marriott's rhythm section (Marc Seales, Jeff Johnson, and John Bishop) keep a lively conversation going beneath the trumpet.
Another color is introduced when Seales switches to... read more
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