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Corey Christiansen - Factory Girl
by Chris Spector, Midwest Review
Christiansen continues to carry his folk jazz guitar into Americana realms with an experimental edge, this time around drawing out praise from Andy Summers who thinks Christiansen is now kicking Duane Allman's ass, where ever it might be. Refashioning a boatload of traditional tunes told from the female Americana perspective, it's like they say, if you haven't heard it before, it's new to you. Having more in common with Ramsey Lewis' 50s sides... read more
Arthur Kell Speculation Quartet - Live at LunÀtico
by Editor, Archyde (Paris)
The project merges the different activities of Arthur Kell who played extensively at Bar LunÀtico in Brooklyn as a sideman for artists such as Kenny Wollesen, Roy Nathanson, Paul Bollenback, Matt Darriau and Avram Fefer. This generation contributed greatly to the flourishing and maintenance of a vibrant music scene in today's Brooklyn. Likewise, the involvement of Arthur Kell through this scene allowed him to develop his latest musical... read more
Bill Anschell | Brent Jensen - We Couldn't Agree More
by Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Piano-soprano sax duets have only been recorded sporadically, with Mal Waldron and Steve Lacy likely being the among the most prolific to work in such a setting. Bill Anschell and Brent Jensen should revive interest in this type of pairing, because they not only complement one another's playing very well but they have the imagination to carry off each number based on little more than the bare outline of an idea. Anschell's intricate... read more
Pharez Whitted - For the People
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
A Chicago blower came back from a hiatus a few years back with a set that just crackled and let you know he was back. This set follows in those footsteps quite well. Showing he knows his Blue Note moves down cold, Whitted isn't afraid to expand the post bop vocabulary bringing to mind trumpet greats of the past while charting his own course. High octane blowing that's a natch to blow you away. Hip stuff that doesn't need the high sign from... read more
Michael Bisio & Timothy Hill - Inside Voice / Outside Voice
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Michael Bisio's bass joins with Timothy Hill's guitar and voice on a surprisingly wide range of moods and colors for two to share. The gents create a musical gallery of sorts, with minimalism on "Bridge" featuring Bisio's lonely and lovely bass, while John Coltrane's "Wise One" has Hill's voice sounding like a Tibetan Monk chant. Instrumentally, the two get frisky on a fun take of Ornette Coleman's "Law Years" while Bisio bows through Henry... read more
John Stowell - Resonance
by C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
Resonance, as manifested in the new recording of the same title by guitarist John Stowell, takes two guises. First, as a talented guitar player with an impressive resume, Stowell can be counted on, nee, expected to provide interesting and compelling performances of both his original and the jazz standard repertoire. This is certainly evident in his choice of recital items. Second, Stowell teams up with the modern guitar Stradivari, Mike Doolin,... read more
Xose Miguélez - Contradictio
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The Spain native Xose Miguélez brings his inimitable saxophone playing to this worldly listen, where Jean-Michel Pilc, Marcos Cavaleiro and Carlos Barretto are along for the occasion.
"Meniña" starts the listen with a traditional Galician song, where Barretto's precisely plucked double bass and Miguélez's soulful sax help cultivate a very cultured jazz setting, and "You And The Night And The Music" follows with frisky drumming from... read more
Hugo Fernandez New Grounds Quartet - Ozean
by Chris Spector, Midwest Record
An innovative German cool school guitarist whose idea of cool school is laid back Wes rather than standard ECM, he comes in with a solid set of jazz for the mind that any fan of sitting down jazz will recognize as top shelf. Well played and well planned, this is certainly a guitar player of note leading the... read more
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