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Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano
by C. Michael Bailey
As a commercial release, the 12-inch LP Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano has a curious history. It was also released under the title The Modernity of Kenny Drew and contained music from two recording sessions, one held in jny: New York City In 1953 and the second in jny: Los Angeles in 1954. Some of the sides released here were originally released as a 10-inch LP entitled The Ideation of Kenny Drew. Got that straight? This was the release ...
read moreThe Charles Wright Trio: the time is wright . . .
by John W. Patterson
First impressions carry weight and this release hit me in that Holdsworth place in my legato-ridden head. Wright's chordal phrasing and voicing, the rhythm drive/ chord pluckings have that definite Holdsworthian touch. But after that the comparison ends. The Charles Wright Trio then sets off on its own brand of quality jazz fusion execution and song-writing. Guitars, guitar synth, bass, and drums are played exceptionally well, tight, clean, inventively, and best of all hold this reviewer's attention due ...
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