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Thomas Marriott - Both Sides Of The Fence
by Ric Bang, The Davis Enterprise
I'm beginning to think Seattle has replaced Los Angeles as the focal point of the West Coast jazz scene.
Almost half the releases I've received during the last year have featured artists or groups that have started in - or migrated to - that city. Trumpeter Thomas Marriott is one such individual. Although he played for years, he didn't become known until the mid to late 1990's. He's Seattle born and began his career in that city, then... read more
Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott - East-West Trumpet Summit
by Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition
Trumpet blow-offs, like harmonica cutting sessions, many times are unsuccessful as they can be exercises in ego inflation. Dating back to the 1950s there has been an impression that when East coast players meet their Western counterparts, the East coast horn players blow hot and the Left coast brass players blow in a cooler vein. It's kind of like comparing Chet Baker to Roy Eldridge. As traveling between the coasts became much more common these... read more
Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott - East-West Trumpet Summit
by Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Working the two coasts of jazz theory together, but using the Northwest as representative of modern West Coast jazz rather than the L.A. area, trumpeters Ray Vega and Thomas Marriott combine their formidable powers for good in a massive set. The two trumpeters have played together over the years, and have become stalwarts of the local scenes in their respective cities (Marriott winning numerous awards and recording numerous exceptional albums... read more
Benjamin Boone | Philip Levine - The Poetry of Jazz
by Andrew Gilbert, JazzTimes
A singular collaboration between the late Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Levine and Fresno saxophonist-composer Benjamin Boone, this album features the jazz-loving U.S. Poet Laureate delivering his verse with rhythmic panache in the studio, essentially blowing with the musicians (including such special guests as Greg Osby, Tom Harrell and Chris Potter, who were recorded later).... read more
Hal Galper & the Youngbloods - Live at the Cota Jazz Festival
by Ken Dryden, The New York City Jazz Record
Hal Galper's impressive discography is matched by his vast body of compositions. Over the past decade, the pianist has focused on playing rubato style, freeing the rhythm section and allowing the music to evolve in
ways that often surprise. Recently retired from teaching at Purchase Conservatory, Galper recruited some of his favorite former students - alto saxophonist Nathan Bellott, bassist Dean Torrey and drummer David
Frazier - to form the... read more
Doug Beavers Orchestra - Jazz, Baby!
by Stefan Sheppard, Zooglobble
All 10 songs here are traditional ("Twinkle Twinkle," "Shortnin' Bread," "Working' On the Railroad"), and the vocals take center stage. If there is any difference it's that the arrangements are stronger, with strong versions of "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" that take full-advantage of a 20+ member big band being two highlights. "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" is done in a fun cha-cha style. It's a polished recording, and while... read more
Corey Christiansen - Factory Girl
by Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation
If what your ears are thirsting for is some great jazz/Americana/bluesy jazz, Corey's guitar work will sit just right with you for that. He's actually released several previous albums, & though this is my first listen, I'm sure you'll be hearing much more from this talented player. Tunes like the 7:17 opener, "She's Gone", give yu plenty of time to absorb his laid-back, yet subtly crafted high-energy style. Songs like "John Hardy" demonstrate... read more
Marlene Rosenberg - MLK Convergence
by Robert Rusch, Cadence Magazine
There are a number of elements that can influence me as to whether or not I'll write about a CD. Music is of course, foremost, then packaging, historical importance and so forth. I have enjoyed MARLENE ROSENBERG's MLK CONVERGENCE [Origin Records 82781]. On display here is both Rosenberg's bass playing (she has a touch of Mingus there) as well as her sincere concerns regarding social justice that is missing in today's society, but what really... read more
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