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Big Train: Travels
by John Patten
Big Train, a quartet composed of pianist Jeremy Bacon, drummer Jeff Ballard, saxophonist Justin Flynn and bassist Ugonna Okegwo, showcase nine original compositions on Travels, with songwriting duties split between Bacon and Flynn.This third recording shows Big Train to be full of flexibility, tackling complex rhythms while still swinging strongly throughout.
Flynn gets a lot of work on the release, stating most of the heads and generally getting the first solos. He's got the chops for ...
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by Raul d'Gama Rose
The title of the record may seem innocuous, even a tad trite (journeys across musical landscapes and that kind of stuff)... But then by the sound of it Big Train is more than a couple of journeymen. This is a duo that is rattling against convention. Pianist, Jeremy Bacon and tenor and soprano saxophonist Justin Flynn have undertaken these musical Travels forging a powerful partnership with bassist, Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Jeff Ballard. The result is more than a meeting ...
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