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Rodney Whitaker - Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Ayana Contreras, DownBeat
4-STARS From the opening title track, this album is a declaration of mastery. It's also a formidable showcase to the collective strength of this combo as well as of Gregg Hill's compositions: It's all killer, no filler. "Mosaic" is a bouncy, juicy number held down by the alchemy present in the interplay between Whitaker's walking bass line that's sharp as a fresh straight razor and Dana Hall's simply effervescent drumming style. Each... read more
Rodney Whitaker - All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington
by Charles L. Latimer, I Dig Jazz
If you attend a Rodney Whitaker concert, bank on getting a history lesson on whatever jazz music the bassist's group performs, and as a bonus some comic relief. For 25 years, he's taught jazz at Michigan State University. No surprise, he uses the bandstand to educate audiences, and his kidding them before introducing tunes is a piece of his musical personality. He's quick to jokingly warn an audience of his plans to pursue standup comedy when... read more
Doug Miller - Regeneration
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Doug Miller, longtime point man for bass on the Origin label, takes his first turn as leader for an album with Regeneration, enlisting multi-instrumentalist Dave Peterson, horn player extraordinaire Jay "Bird" Thomas, and drummer Phil Parisot for the effort. With the exception of "Invitation" and "Bye Bye Blackbird," all pieces are Miller originals, and display a healthy range of styles all executed perfectly by the band. The album opens with... read more
Oscar Hernández & Alma Libre - Love the Moment
by Vicente Toledo Rohena, El Expresso (Puerto Rico)
The pianist, composer, arranger and orchestra conductor based in California, Oscar Hernández, returns to the musical environment with the production 'Love the moment', an album that he presents with his quintet composed by Oskar Cartaya (bass), Justo Almario (saxophone and flute), Jimmy Branly (drums) and Christian Moraga (percussion). In addition, it has guest musicians Gilbert Castellanos (trumpet) and Dayren Santamar'a (violin).
"It's my... read more
Joe Locke - Subtle Disguise
by Rudolf Radnai, Instrument Page
Egy igen erős amerikai lemez, mellyel beköszönt az ősznek Joe Locke, akit, ha nem látnám a fotóját a hátoldalon, akár feketének is hihetnénk. A tengerentúlon persze sok olyan fehér zenész van, aki a muzsika és a környezet szellemisége, a környezete és életmódja hatására egyfajta fehér négerré válik és itt a néger szigorúan pozit'v jelzőként áll, hogyan is állhatna máshogy egy jazz muzsikus tekintetében. A... read more
Laurie Antonioli - Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light
by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
The concept of a jazz-informed program of Joni Mitchell tunes isn't exactly novel anymore. Herbie Hancock's high profile River: The Joni Letters (Verve, 2007) took home two Grammy Awards; vocalist Tierney Sutton got some well-deserved attention when she put her own spin on Mitchell's work with After Blue (BFM, 2013); somewhat under-the-radar releases from artists like David Lahm and Rachel Z have made something of an impact on a... read more
Thomas Marriott - Human Spirit
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Trumpeter Thomas Marriott has always been one of the brightest stars in the Origin Records stables, and his Human Spirit album wanders through extremities of both speed and composition before it's through. This is a rare album that showcases all of the players at their highest levels, in both solo formats and intertwined. Marriott and saxophonist Mark Taylor (who appears in many combination with Marriott) mingle their lines regularly, playing... read more
Scott Burns - Passages
by Phillip McNally, Cadence, Nov-Oct 2007
Scott Burns comes out of Dexter mainly, playing late bop and swinging fiercely on Passages. He's got a nice deep tone and some fleet fingers, but he is always melodic and telling a story, not just honking over some Blues riffs. The trio is very nice behind him, and in particular Ron Perrillo is accomplished, with a bit of Silver in his veins, but he always knows how to get out of the way and let Burns steal the show. The compositions, all of... read more
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