Jazz Articles about David Sills

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David Sills: Bigs

by C. Michael Bailey
November 1, 2001

David Sills is back and Getzian as ever, with a bit of Monk thrown in.

I considered David Sills debut on Naxos Jazz, Journey Together , to be one of the finest sessions released by that label since its inception. He had a definite Getzian lilt with a pretty large helping of Lester Young added to the mix. That disc was released in 1999 and what a difference two years has made. Sills's latest, Bigs, sounds fully matured compared to ...

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David Sills: Journey Together

by C. Michael Bailey
February 1, 1999

A Melting Pot of Styles. In the liner notes to his debut, David Sills states, “I want my playing to be representative of earlier styles, say the '50s and '60s and taking it from there into my own direction, make it reflective of today, modern." I buy that. From the head of Lenny Tristano's “317 East 32nd Street" I felt encouraged that this would be a well-behaved mainstream outing by the 28 year old tenor player. I ...