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7 Black Butterflies
By Drew Gress
Label: Premonition Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. Rhinoceros; 02. Bright Idea; 03. New Leaf; 04. Zaftig; 05. Bas Relief; 06. Blue On One Side; 07. Wing & Prayer; 08. Low Slung/High Strung; 09. Like It Never Was.
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Drew Gress: 7 Black Butterflies
by AAJ Italy Staff
Lo swing ed il senso orchestrale della musica sono gli aspetti che sembrano emergere con maggior evidenza dall’ascolto di questo CD. Una qualche riedizione dei fasti del jazz classico, con un quintetto che ripropone canonicamente i tradizionali concetti di melodia, armonia e ritmo, la sacra triade del jazz puro e duro? Niente affatto, se l’ensemble in ...
7 Black Butterflies
By Drew Gress
Label: Premonition Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. Rhinoceros (8:24); 2. Bright Idea (8:53); 3. New Leaf (5:48); 4. Zaftig (8:37); 5. Bas Relief (0:58); 6. Blue On One Side (6:17); 7. Wing & Prayer (6:12); 8. Low Slung/High Strung (9:00); 9. Like it Never Was (4:28)
Drew Gress: 7 Black Butterflies
by Rex Butters
Drew Gress throws his contender for year's best in with 7 Black Butterflies, a crackling collection uniting a stellar cast of players who live up to their collective reputation. With Tim Berne, Ralph Alessi, Craig Taborn, and Tom Rainey fully engaged, Gress holds an all-aces hand. His multifaceted compositions provide the tracks for this ride, while ...
Drew Gress: 7 Black Butterflies
by John Kelman
Along with Scott Colley, Drew Gress must be the most ubiquitous bassist on the New York scene. Gress' broad stylistic reach has allowed him to support artists including pianist Fred Hersch, trumpeter Dave Douglas, and saxophonist Tim Berne since arriving on the scene in the late '80s. Capable of bringing an unerring sense of tradition to ...
Drew Gress: 7 Black Butterflies
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Bassist Drew Gress consistently delivers, whether he's playing straight-ahead or outwardly adventurous music. He maintains a vigorous touring and recording schedule with a swath of the jazz community. Though creatively challenging, this approach has limited the time he has to develop his own music. With 7 Black Butterflies, his third CD as a leader, Gress makes ...
Drew Gress: 7 Black Butterflies
by AAJ Staff
Most of the music on this exhilarating record defies easy description. Much of it is lyrical, even beautiful. There's some driving, fiery swing. The improvising is of a consistently high order throughout. And Gress contributes his inventive compositions, with structures that challenge the improvisers with knotty harmonies and tempo changes. On 7 Black Butterflies, the whole ...
Drew Gress: 7 Black Butterflies
by Mark F. Turner
Music that reveals beauty even in the Rhinoceros... To say that Drew Gress may be one of today's premier bassists/composers is a bold statement, but one with considerable merit. The veteran player has profoundly enhanced numerous recordings by names like Uri Crane, Don Byron, and Ravi Coltrane with his distinct sound, dynamic playing, ...