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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Come si evince dal titolo, questo disco rappresenta un omaggio a due grandei del passato. Due musicisti che hanno fatto la storia del sassofono tenore, suonando per lo piú insieme in un quintetto che ebbe notevole successo: Al Cohn e Zoot Sims. Qui vengono ripescate dall´oblio cinque composizioni del primo, messe insieme a qualche standard famoso ed a Red Door" di Gerry Mulligan e Zoot Sims. La ritmica fa un lavoro pregevole in brani dal minutaggio esteso ed i due ...
read moreLew Del Gatto / David Phillips and Free Dance: Katewalk / David Phillips and Freedance
by C. Michael Bailey
Diametrics. These two recent Naxos Jazz releases represent a study in contrasts. Katewalk is a tight, funky, driven affair while Freedance is, well, a Freedance! Del Gatto, a veteran of the Saturday Night Live band, takes a straight-ahead approach to his jazz. He employs Randy Brecker, Victor Lewis, and SNL band mate Steve Turre in his refined mix of chittlin' circuit blues and sophisticated standards. David Phillips, on the other hand, sports Tony Moreno and out-there guitarist Rez Abbasi on ...
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