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Steve Thomas: Jaz-Mobi Project
by Michael P. Gladstone
Although this album is billed as Jazz-Mobi Project on the front cover and spine, New England guitarist/composer Steve Thomas' name appears above the title on the label of the disc. It is notable as a showcase for Thomas' abilities on guitar, attractive compositions in a varied number of musical genres, and arrangements.
Jazz-Mobi Project moves about pretty quickly from setting to setting, and Thomas wisely opens the album with the most marketable tune, “Dancin Feet." This funk/groove track ...
Continue ReadingSympatico: Sympatico
by Dave Hughes
On the back panel of the quartet Sympatico's eponymous release, there's a dictionary-like definition of the term. To quote:
Sympatico 1: to be in sync; to be in agreement with; to have an understanding, and like-mindedness; to partake of shared sympathy, or experience; to be in accord and harmony. 2: a jazz quartet with those qualities. That sums up the primary quality of this CD nicely. One is impressed almost immediately by the high ... Continue Reading
