Jazz Articles about Joel Moore

Joel Moore: Magnetic

by Jack Bowers
July 27, 2017

Saxophonist Joel Moore says Magnetic is an EP, even though it runs for as long (thirty-seven minutes) as some full-fledged re-releases on CD from the LP era. Moore's quintet performs five songs in all, two by the leader, one each by guitarist Nick Mizock and bassist Michael Barton, plus Wayne Shorter's diaphanous “Ana Maria," which opens the studio session. Moore's “Not So Far Away" is a gospel-inspired anthem, “Sob a Luz Amarela" a sunny Latin-flavored theme on ...