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Geoffrey Dean: Conceptions
by Jack Bowers
Conceptions, the second album by pianist Geoffrey Dean's able quartet, is a neatly drawn recording whose ten original compositions were written by members of the group: five by Dean, three by trumpeter Justin Copeland, and a pair by drummer Eric Binder. The concept behind the album was to showcase a diversity of genres within a jazz setting while emphasizing the group's versatility. As such, it works quite well. Dean is a sure-handed soloist and accompanist, Copeland a ...
Continue ReadingGeoffrey Dean Quartet: Foundations
by Jack Bowers
Foundations is a generally swinging debut recording by Washington, DC-based pianist and educator Geoffrey Dean's quartet. The studio date pays tribute to the groundwork laid by its storied predecessors, especially those steeped in the hard bop movement that helped change the course of jazz, well before Dean or his sidemen were born. The album consists of seven relatively unsung compositions by Sam Rivers, Sonny Clark, Duke Pearson, Elmo Hope, Peter Bernstein and Andrew Hill, and two others--Miles ...
Continue ReadingEric Binder: Hard Bop
by Phillip Woolever
Eric Binder is a drummer based in the Chicago area gaining recognition as a teacher and technician who combines slick sequencing and academic awareness to create modern masterworks with a classic jazz sound. This abbreviated yet consistently inspiring album affirms Binder as a rising force on the US jazz scene. Authenticity is obviously vital to Binder, who earned a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and teaches at three colleges. He has multiple, academic-based publications to ...
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