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Darwin Gross: Soul Speaks
by Jack Bowers
This is a surprisingly productive session by an unknown (to me) vibraphonist, Darwin Gross, and a number of exceedingly well–known sidemen. If one is weighed by the company he keeps, Gross must surely be heavy; how else can one explain the presence on his date of such luminaries as pianists Hank Jones and John Lewis, bassists Ray Brown and Victor Gaskin, guitarist Rodney Jones or drummer Mickey Roker. Gross’s sound is described in the accompanying booklet as “mellow and bluesy,” ...
Continue ReadingThe Ron Kurz Orchestra: Dancing in the Light
by Jack Bowers
One thing we don’t know about Ron Kurz’s orchestra is who its members are (personnel are unnamed). One thing we do know is that this is “light Jazz” or “new age” music, directed toward those who might conceivably identify Count Basie or Duke Ellington as members of Britain’s House of Lords. All of the compositions and arrangements are by Kurz, and while he’s capable enough at what he does, a little of this kind of music goes a long way. ...
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