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Ron Oswanski: December's Moon
ByA huge fan of the ECM style, Oswanski draws on the experience of Abercrombiewho included the Hammond B-3 in his own ECM organ trioand performs throughout the album in various trio settings using drummers Clarence Penn and Ian Froman on different tunes, Abercrombie and Jay Azzolina sharing the guitar duties with John Patitucci manning the bass along with Reis on either soprano or tenor saxophone. The leader is also quite adept and comfortable on the piano and the accordion which he masterfully demonstrates on "Ukrania Polka."
Recruited by Maynard Ferguson for his Big Bop Nouveau Band as a teenager, Oswanski wrote and arranged the sweet ballad "Milk of the Moon" for the big band album Brass Attitude (Concord Records, 1998) and reprises the piece here featuring soft touches from Reis on soprano, Abercrombie's guitar and the leader's own B-3 voice. The swinger of the set goes to Oswanski's original "80-80-8" where the organist's furious solo is the pronounced statement of the piece. Other notable tunes worthy of much more than one sampling are "Solo Por Undia," "Sleeping Beauty" and the sharp "Standard Tile."
After collaborating with some of the finest jazz musicians and bands in the business, organist, pianist and composer Ron Oswanski breaks out on his own with December's Moon shining a little moonlight on what is truly one audacious musical endeavor that's quite impressive all around.
Track Listing
White Meadow; Solo Por Undia; December's Moon; Ukrania Polka; Mercury Retrograde; The Rain Song; Sleeping Beauty; 80-80-8; Milk of the Moon; Standard Tile; Kayak; Evanessence.
Personnel
Ron Oswanski
organ, Hammond B3Ron Oswanski: Hammand B-3 Organ, piano, accordian; Tim Ries: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; John Abercrombie: electric guitar (1, 5, 8, 9, 11); Jay Azzolina: accoustic guitar, electric guitar (2, 4, 6); John Patitucci: bass; Clarence Penn: drums, percussion (2-4, 6, 12); Ian Froman: drums (1, 5, 7-10).
Album information
Title: December's Moon | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Palmetto Records
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Instrument: Organ, Hammond B3
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