Jazz Articles about Chris Montgomery

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While West Coast drummer David Whitman's Ode to Joe [Henderson] is a rather brief one at less than thirty-three minutes, it is otherwise admirable for what is enclosed within its concise parameters. Whitman leads a well-schooled septet whose makeup is freshened by rotating tenor saxophonists Bob Sheppard and Rob Lockart and guitarists Bruce Forman and Chris Montgomery. Whitman and trumpeter Andrew Neesley share composer credits, and Neesley handles the arrangements, awakening warm memories of the Golden Age ...

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David Whitman: Ode To Joe

Read "Ode To Joe" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
September 17, 2023

Dipping into this fine recording is, to mix metaphors a bit, like opening a time capsule. That capsule is called One For All (A&M, 1990), perhaps the final studio recording of Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers. It was not a perfect outing, but it was a memorable one. The lines got into the head and stayed there, just waiting for a chance to be reawakened. Well, now is the time with Ode to Joe. A convenient link between the ...

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Corpo: Swing - Live at Nefertiti

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 9, 2009

Attivo da quindici anni e con diversi dischi alle spalle, Corpo è un quintetto creato del cinquantaduenne sassofonista svedese Mikael Godée, che in questo lavoro - registrato dal vivo dalla radio svedese al Nefertiti di Göteborg - è autore di tutti i brani. La registrazione presenta atmosfere piuttosto diverse, con influenze quasi downtown ("Soloqvist"), momenti prossimi alla fusion ("414") e alla world ("Mazurka"), ottime e liricissime ballad. Vi si respira comunque una diffusa aria shorteriana, vuoi per il modo complessivo ...