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Bobby Gordon: Bobby Gordon Plays Joe Marsala: Lower Register

Read "Bobby Gordon Plays Joe Marsala: Lower Register" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes
March 15, 2008

The first impression one gets when listening to this well-crafted tribute to the 100th birthday of Joe Marsala (and available now, thirty years after his death) is the feeling of having been transported to the past, albeit with clear digital technology. The CD is traditional jazz at its best with none of the hiss so common in remastered recordings of the 1930s era--after all, the disc was recorded in 2007. During the sessions, clarinetist Bobby Gordon made ...

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Bobby Gordon and Dave McKenna: Clarinet Blue

Read "Clarinet Blue" reviewed by Mike Neely

by Mike Neely
January 1, 2001

Clarinetist Bobby Gordon and pianist Dave McKenna have teamed up with Frank Tate and Joe Ascione to produce a quartet recording that is soulful in a low-key, swinging way. Gordon plays a rich toned, introspective clarinet with an emotional range that incorporates hesitancies and doubts, which plays off well against the seemingly casual virtuosity of McKenna. In fact, the setting brings out some of the best in McKenna as he plays in a more pared down, single note style quite ...