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Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto - Mais Que Tudo: Live at Kerry Hall 1995
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Exciting Latin currents were stirred back in 1995 by pianist/composer Jovino Santos Neto and his team of Hans Teuber/fl-sax, Chuck Deardorf/b and Mark Ivester/dr captured live in concert at Seattle, Washington's Kerry Hall. Neto mixes and matches combos, going solo on a cozy "Happy Birthday Ariel!" and sizzling in trio format on "Hoping for the Day". Teuber's alto bounces and skips over the Latin-pulsed " Metamorph" and bops till he drops for... read more
Hal Galper - Trip the Light Fantastic
by Chris Robinson, Downbeat
**** 4-Stars
Pianist Hal Galper's overhauled piano approach, which he calls "rubato," is in full effect on his latest trio outing, Trip The Light Fantastic. Galper's partners, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop, are perfectly suited for rubato playing, which involves stretching and manipulating tempo, form, harmony and meter. Melodies are often disguised and deconstructed, time and phrasing are morphed like... read more
Maja Jaku - Blessed & Bewitched
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The Austrian vocalist Maja Jaku brings her distinct voice to these 7 personal tracks that comprise this rich 5th album.
"The Witch" starts the listen with Dezron Douglas' emotive bass and Alan Bartus' intimate keys that suit Jaku's striking voice, and "I'm A Queen" follows with Johnathan Blake's strategic drums amid the expressive singing.
"Blessings Will Come" and "Never Let Me Go" land in the middle. The former has Jaku singing with a... read more
Scenes - Silent Photographer
by George Fendel, Jazz Society of Oregon
Portland guitarist Stowell has been performing and recording with Seattlites Jeff Johnson and John Bishop for some ten years now. Like any recipe worth waiting for, the time has been worth it, as this threesome communicate and anticipate one another with ease and symmetry. Cadence magazine calls this trait "an enviable tightness," and it's easy to sense in this talented threesome. Of the 10 selections here, most are the original compositions of... read more
Scenes - Silent Photographer
by David Franklin, Cadence
After a decade of playing together, the trio Scenes has developed a large measure of cohesiveness. They play well individually and function at a high level as a team. Here they perform their own unique versions of Wayne Shorter's "Black Eyes," Herbie Hancock's "Chan's Song," and John Coltrane's "Resolution," along with three originals by Stowell and four by Johnson. Their own tunes are acces�sibly melodic, some of them being in conventional song... read more
Scott Reeves - Portraits and Places
by Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest
Scott Reeves, composer, arranger, flugelhorn and trombone player, is a Professor of Music on the faculty of the City College of New York. He's also worked with the big bands of Dave Liebman, Chico O'Farrill, Oliver Lake, and Bill Mobley. He has released four albums as a leader, all with ensembles of seven or less. "Portraits and Places" (Origin Records) is how fifth recording and serves as an introduction to the Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra,... read more
Hugo Fernandez - Cosmogram
by Travis Rogers, Jr., Music Life & Times
Right from the start, throw out any ideas of comparing Hugo Fernandez to anybody. Comparisons to Pat Metheny and John Abercrombie have been made but that presupposition is going to make you miss the absolute thrill of Fernandez' album "Cosmogram." This is original. This is fresh. This caught me by surprise.
Through my first listening of "Cosmogram," I kept muttering to myself things like, "Wow," "Cool," Nice choice," or "Ooo, didn't expect... read more
Matt Vashlishan - No Such Thing
by George Fendel, Jazz Society of Oregon
Right from the get-go, one hears Vashlishan's silvery tone, sometimes reminiscent of Paul Desmond or Gary Foster. Most of the tunes here are originals, but it's interesting to note in particular a few which are based on changes to well known standards. Hence, "Amalgamation" is built on "Giant Steps""Solar"; "Lennie's Place""Green Dolphin Street"; and "Pieces" shadows "All the Things You Are." Vic Juris's guitar is fine, but in groups such as... read more
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