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Jim Love & the Blue Groove: Gather 'Round
by Todd S. Jenkins
Jim Love is a Pennsylvanian drummer whose prior recording, The Way of the Drum (Wyndfall, 2001), impressed us here a couple of years ago. His new unit, the Blue Groove, is a stout quartet performing original jazz material with a current edge. This one is hard to categorize but easy to get into.
Love is an excellent rhythmic catalyst who brings a nice sense of variety to the selections here. His hot New Orleans beat on “Mayan Blues” ...
read moreJim Love: The Way of the Drum
by Todd S. Jenkins
Jim Love is a drummer with much of consequence to say, refreshing in a field flooded by Cobham and Weckl wanna-bes. A teacher, freelance percussionist and symphonic tympanist, Love combines a wealth of methodical knowledge with a clear creative vision. One listen to his melodic approach on the solo feature “An Introduction" verifies that he's seriously musical-minded, not just out to whack sticks on skins for kicks.
There's a most interesting variety of forms and textures on this disc. “Cymballic", ...
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