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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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by Jack Bowers
Pianist Jill McCarron's latest recording, Jazz Motif, gets off to a flying start with Will Anderson's irrepressible alto saxophone setting the pace on a fiery rendition of All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" and his radiant flute showcased on John Lewis' groovy Concorde." Alas, Anderson isn't heard again until Tracks 7 (Clare Fischer's Ontem a Noite") and 9 (Antonio Carlos Jobim's Chovendo Na Roseira"), both on flute, and uncases the alto only one more time, on Horace Silver's buoyant Cool Eyes." ...
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by Edward Blanco
Grammy Award-winning saxophonists and identical twins, Peter and Will Anderson document another burner of a recording on their Featuring Jimmy Cobb album, released within days of the passing of the legendary drummer in May 2020. The last surviving member of the Miles Davis band that recorded the ground-breaking jazz album Kind of Blue (Columbia, 1959), Jimmy Cobb passed away at age 91. While not originally designed as a tribute project, this album may well be one of ...
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