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Bobby Broom - Song And Dance
by Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bobby Broom had recently turned 44 when he recorded Song and Dance in February and March 2005. In youth-obsessed markets like hip-hop, teen pop, or dance-pop, any artist who is 44 and successful probably became established 20 or 25 years earlier. But jazz is a different ball game. In jazz, age is a plus; it means more years developing your skills, improving your chops, and discovering who you are as an artist. Jazz is full of people who had more... read more
Marcos Varela - San Ygnacio
by Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite
Although his family goes back to the 1700s in San Ygnacio, Texas, bassist Marcos Varela honed his chops in New York City. With the Origin Records release of San Ygnacio, the young bandleader/composer bridges the generational gap within his own band by adhering to the tics of such famed jazzbos as pianist George Cables, drummer Billy Hart and trombonist Clifton Anderson, in whose bands he played. Add contemporaries Dayna Stephens and Logan... read more
Hadley Caliman - Gratitude
by George Fendel, Platter Chatter
Seattle resident, Hadley Caliman actually got his start gigging on LA's Central Avenue with the likes of Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon and Gerald Wilson, among numerous others. At some point, he was influenced by the sound of John Coltrane, and it's the Coltrane thing which you can hear in the high energy opener, "Back For More," and on many other selections as well. For this recording Caliman chooses to work with a rather unusually constructed... read more
Bruce Barth Trio - Dedication
by Ken Dryden, The New York City Jazz Record
Californian Bruce Barth has been part of the New York jazz scene since 1988. His trio for his 17th album has two frequent collaborators, bassist Vicente Archer and the late drummer Montez Coleman, who died at just 48 of congestive heart failure in January. The chemistry is apparent, every track having the feeling of a first take.
Barth is an excellent composer. His brilliant, memorable melodies leave a lasting impression and he excels at... read more
Brad Goode - Polytonal Dance Party
by Andy Hamilton, Jazz Review
I'd been aware of Brad Goode, but not of quite what a superlative player and band-leader he was ? till I reviewed his album Nature Boy, released on Delmark earlier this year. With his quartet of Jeff Jenkins on piano, Johannes Weidenmueller on bass and Todd Reid on drums, this is an album where conception and execution, form and content, are perfectly matched. The leader's bright, articulate trumpet, placed in the context of a variety of... read more
Ray LeVier - Ray's Way
by Michael J. West, JazzTimes
Drummer Ray LeVier has chops. His Web page includes video of a drum clinic near his home in New York's Hudson Valley that places his virtuosity beyond question, as do his heavy beats behind singer-songwriter KJ Denhert. But on his postbop-oriented leader debut, Ray's Way (Origin), LeVier epitomizes understatement; he takes no solos, save for a series of one-bar breaks on one track, and comps so subtly that even the bass (played by Fran�ois... read more
Don Lanphere with New Stories - Home At Last
by Joseph Blake, All About Jazz
Veteran tenor saxophonist Don Lanphere is a modern Lazarus, a bebop-blowing master brought back to life by Jesus. The 73-year-old Yakima-bred musician was a teenaged fixture on the New York scene during 52nd Street heyday. He made his recording session debut with Max Roach and Fats Navarro in New York in 1948 and hung out with Charlie Parker at bebop's birth. By the time Lanphere was 22, he had a heroin habit, an arrest record, and had lost his... 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
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