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Brent Jensen / Bill Anschell / Chris Symer - Blueprints
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Since Bill Anschell moved from Atlanta to the Pacific Northwest, he's had many recording opportunities as a result of the busy jazz scene in the area. One result was his working relationship with saxophonist Brent Jensen, with whom he had recorded an earlier duo CD (We Couldn't Agree More) and a quartet session (One More Time). To find a different approach for this session, they invited bassist Chris Symer, who not only brings great chops but... read more
Mimi Fox Organ Trio - One for Wes
by Thomas Houbron, Couleurs Jazz (Paris)
It's January 2023, and for guitarists, from amateurs to the very best, this is a year that cannot be insignificant...
Indeed, on March 6th of this year, we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the greatest representative of the "six strings" (according to me, but I am not alone): Wes Montgomery! Every jazz guitarist has the master's work as a shepherd's star. I always thought that Django had invented jazz guitar and that Wes... read more
The Spin Quartet - In Circles
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
A crew of hitters familiar to fans of the Origin label or contemporary jazz in general, they band together for their first as a band and their well wrought forward thinking tunes will have you on board in no time. Certainly sounding like it's the right time and place for them to step out on their owns, this free-ish jazz is a gasser. High octane, high energy throughout and a sure fire... read more
Laurie Antonioli - Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light
by Mike Jurkovic, Elmore Magazine
Tribute records come and go, all but a few failing their vaunted goal. Sound-alike's abound: rote country versions, routine roots variations and strident schizo-genre adaptations. Gratefully, Antonioli's nod to Joni Mitchell, Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light is brazenly infused with the fearless creativity that we, and she, salute Ms. Mitchell for time and time again.
Though none of these 13 songs postdate 1975, Antonioli, an... read more
Thomas Marriott - Flexicon
by Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun
Thomas Marriott, a Seattle-based trumpet and flugelhorn player, assembles a top-notch band from his hometown and, supplementing it with New York vibraphonist Joe Locke for two tracks, produces a disc that will put the Emerald City on the jazz map.
Marriott not only has a signature sound individually -- tuneful during solos, lyrical even when he plays at accelerated tempos -- he achieves a group sound as well. He often forms unison horn lines... read more
Clarence Penn - Monk: The Lost Files
by C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
5-STARS A well-established creative paradigm exists to justify Clarence Penn & Penn Station's recording Monk: The Lost Files. "Classical" music is often considered that music, composed long ago, that has stood the test of time, remaining viable to the public in recordings and live performance. These composers of this music tend to be Europeans from the last Millennium. It is the only logical jump to include American jazz... read more
Greta Matassa | Clipper Anderson - And to All a Good Night
by Thomas R. Erdmann, Jazz Review.com
Probably the last thing anyone would ever expect to come from cutting edge jazz label Origin Records, would be a traditionally oriented jazz Christmas album, but that is exactly what we get in this release from vocalist Greta Matassa, and bassist and vocalist Clipper Anderson. If there is anything cutting edge about this release, it's in the fact so many of these Christmas songs are rarities. For example, "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" comes... read more
Joe Locke - Force of Four
by Ken Dryden, All About Jazz - New York
Joe Locke has emerged as one of the dominant jazz vibraphonists in recent years, releasing several
outstanding CDs with various musical partners. Force of Four is no exception, a tight postbop session with a
new quartet: pianist Robert Rodriguez, bassist Ricardo Rodriguez and drummer Johnathan Blake.
The pianist contributed "Like Joe", a tribute to Joe Henderson, which incorporates rapid-fire lines with a
Latin undercurrent reminiscent of... read more
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