Jazz Articles about Alex Tremblay

Alex Tremblay: Thoughts & Images

by Jack Bowers
December 6, 2022

The Thoughts & Images on bassist Alex Tremblay's album of that name are essentially his own (he composed and arranged every number), so the outcome must be appraised for the most part using those ingredients as a touchstone. Not that the musicianship is unimportant; on the contrary, the way in which Tremblay's quintet assesses and performs his generally agreeable themes is another notable element in the equation. While Tremblay's ideas are mainly well-defined and accessible, he has ...