Jazz Articles about Aldo Zunino

The New York All-Stars: Live Encounter

by Chris May
March 11, 2020

Some things live forever and take-no-quarter hard bop is one of them... If you time travelled back to jny: New York City circa 1958 and wandered into the Half Note or Five Spot, Live Encounter contains the sort of music you might have heard. Tough, emotionally-rich jazz with no-fuss head arrangements, extrovert horn solos and a propulsive rhythm section. The album, recorded at jny:London's Pizza Express Jazz Club in 2018, will appeal to anyone who keeps their Hank Mobley and ...