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Stephen Roane: Portraits

by AAJ Staff
June 1, 1999

This is a sampler, in all senses of the word. In sessions 14 years apart we hear the bassist, in bands from two to six pieces, up front and at the bottom, and displaying a number of styles. Nice tunes, a number of stars, and in all a happy mood. Through these we see Roane, and it’s a pretty picture indeed.

The opener, “Keeping a Secret”, is a drive through downtown. Frank Strozier takes the gentle theme with a confident ...

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Album Review

Kohl, Roane, and Fitzgerald: Three Windows

Read "Three Windows" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
April 1, 1999

The title track is not the John Lewis tune, nor is this piano staid. It’s a blend – the introspection of Bill Evans, the light funk of Vince Guaraldi – and yet it has its own sound. You get light drums, and active bass – and a piano that moves between and soft and loud. It’s an interesting sound which keeps you listening – and that, I believe, is the point.

“Fire and Light” starts with mild dissonance and a ...