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Michael Kocour: Spiffy

by Jack Bowers
January 2, 2016

Spiffy is the third album as leader this year (2015) for pianist Michael Kocour who has chosen the occasion to set aside the piano in favor of a Hammond B3 organ. It proves to be an auspicious choice, as does his decision to work as part of a quartet. Kocour's sidemen (saxophonist Eric Schneider, guitarist Bruce ...

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Spiffy

By Michael Kocour

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Dropped Third Strike; Chunky; Da Good Stuff; Tenderly; Huffininpuffin; Collapso; Girl Talk; Spiffy; Monk’s Hayride.

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Michael Kocour: Spiffy

Read "Spiffy" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
December 18, 2015

Though a soulful swing-to-bop ethos reminiscent of the popular organ combos of the mid-to-late twentieth century is evident throughout, at its core Spiffy speaks to the malleability and open-endedness of the standard elements of jazz performance. Michael Kocour is the leader of the date, but the record's triumph is collective in nature. It's difficult to imagine ...

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Da Good Stuff

November 21, 2015

Album: Spiffy
By Michael Kocour
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Duration: 04:44

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Michael Kocour: Spiffy

by Mark Sullivan
October 31, 2015

Keyboardist Michael Kocour revisits his Hammond B3 organ roots in this collection of hard-swinging tunes presented in the tradition of jazz organ legends such as Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, and Don Patterson. McDuff in particular is a stylistic mentor: Kocour met him during his college years while attending the renowned jazz program at the University of ...