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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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by Pierre Giroux
Tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds continues to search for new ways to explore and expand his personal musical horizons. In the release What Is There To Say?, Weeds looks to the expression “everything old is new again" and delivers an album backed by a fulsome string section reminiscent of sessions that both Charlie Parker and Bobby Hackett undertook in the 1950s. With sumptuous arrangements from pianist Phil Dwyer, Weeds is provided with a framework with which to explore the four corners ...
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by Michael McCaw
One of the most reassuring things there can be concerning any art form is that there are a number of exceptional practitioners. Not everyone can be recognized or revered as much as they deserve, but the fact that there is such a plethora of artists contributing to their medium means a continual evolution and survival. Canadian-based saxophonist Phil Dwyer is unknown to most jazz fans, but nonetheless he and his bandmates on One Take: Volume Two and Let Me Tell ...
read moreVarious Artists: The Power of Beauty: A Tribute to Stan Getz
by Jack Bowers
For the third in its ongoing “tribute" series (the first two honored Oscar Peterson and Wes Montgomery), Radioland Records engaged the services of half a dozen of Canada's finest tenor saxophonists and asked each of them to compose a tune to articulate his impression of the late Stan Getz's virtuosity and to record a second piece that exemplifies Stan's stylistic diversity and range. The Power of Beauty is a natural title for such an endeavor, as Getz was ...
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