Gene Argel

Luminescent

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MUSIC REVIEW BY Jon K, Amazon

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Gene Argel's Luminescent has a core of warmth and understatement that I find so appealing. Argel has picked a stellar group of musicians to join him. Jay Thomas' long-toned, tenor saxophone melodic expressions are always rich and expansive. Chuck Deardorf, bass, and Mark Ivester, drums, are much to be admired, providing an integrated tapestry of support for this collection of tunes.

These confident performances show the art of big-talent, small-town musicians willing to continually listen to one another, each absorbing light, producing and playing with luminescent (good title) spirit. Between them the group has created a unity of melodic adventure that I find intriguing. What really draws me are the harmonic investigations occurring in Argel's compositions. He reaches into unexpected corners, lingering rather than moving . . . . probing places where listening equates to feeling.








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