Jazz Articles about David Gibson

David Gibson: A Little Somethin'

by Woodrow Wilkins
October 6, 2009

To read or listen to some of the commentary about jazz and hear that this genre of music is dying; to read with cynicism that artists are either playing music that is 50 years old or they are playing something so “catchy" and “mainstream," that it is a “stretch of the imagination" to even call it jazz. This is all over the place. One listen to trombonist David Gibson's A Little Somethin' serves as proof that the people who share ...

David Gibson: The Path to Delphi

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 23, 2006

Il trombonista David Gibson è uno che dimostra ancora una volta come studiando diligentemente si possano ottenere notevoli risultati, basta avere volontà e doti. Il suo disco precedente - Maya (per la stessa casa discografica), era un buon album di bop condito con interessanti assoli nel rispetto della tradizione. Con il suo nuovo Path to Delphi Gibson fa passi da gigante per come riesce a trasmettere la propria visione al gruppo con composizioni di buon livello, attuali nel rispetto delle ...

David Gibson: The Path to Delphi

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 26, 2005

The Path to Delphi, trombonist David Gibson's latest work, is a walk along the path of spirituality in the tradition of John Coltrane. The Hellenic-themed opus kicks off with Dwayne Burno's bass statement on the title cut, a tightly arranged, reed-driven tune. Rick Germanson's deft and inventive piano solo sparkles, building the tension before Gibson steps in with a solo whose ideas fit nicely into the groove, with Wayne Escoffery wailing on soprano in his wake.

Rich horn arrangements highlight ...

David Gibson: The Path to Delphi

by John Kelman
June 27, 2005

Some jazz fans are constantly on the lookout for innovation and look down their noses at albums that are less than revolutionary--or even evolutionary, for that matter. But the truth is that within the broader purview of jazz there's plenty of room for works that are less ambitious but no less engaging. Sometimes a good story well told should be taken on face value, rather than looking for deeper meaning and significant invention.

Such is the case with trombonist David ...

David Gibson: Maya

by Jack Bowers
October 1, 2002

Trombonist David Gibson makes an auspicious impression on Maya, his handsome tone and superior technique summoning thoughts of the late great J.J. Johnson and a couple of Gibson’s primary influences, Curtis Fuller and Slide Hampton. As one expects from Nagel Heyer, the music is solidly in the mainstream with half a dozen well–framed compositions by Gibson complementing one (“New Level”) by trumpeter John Sneider and the standards “What’s New” and “Speak Low” (the last taken at an agreeably rapid tempo). ...

David Gibson: Maya

by Gordon Polatnick
July 17, 2002

It looks like a leader in the next wave of jazz trombone slingers has hit town. And with the arrival of David Gibson's first born CD, Maya , all are invited to stay cool and have a cigar. This fine effort is an impressive calling card for the 33-year-old Gibson, arriving in '99 from Yukon, Okla. to strike gold in the Big Apple. Before letting the dust settle around his boot heels, Gibson reckoned to kick them up in the ...