Jazz Articles about John Raymond

About John Raymond

Album Review

Con la benedizione e la produzione di Jon Faddis il giovane trombettista John Raymond debutta come leader con Strenght & Song, titolo che fa riferimento ad un versetto del profeta Isaia riportato all'interno del CD cartonato. La dimensione religiosa ritorna più volte nel corso dell'ora abbondante di musica ma come riflessione esistenziale più che come approccio musicale. Assenti afflati spirituali o misticheggianti, bandita la concitazione delle funzioni religiose, o la spiritualità del gospel, Strenght & Song è modern jazz tout ...

Album Review

John Raymond: Strength & Song

Read "Strength & Song" reviewed by David A. Orthmann

by David A. Orthmann
March 4, 2012

"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and song. And he has become my salvation." These words, taken from Isaiah 12:2, are quoted on the inside jacket of trumpeter John Raymond's Strength & Song and serve as the inspiration for its title, as well as the name of Raymond's record label.Two of the project's tracks reference religion in different ways. Raymond's arrangement of the popular hymn ...

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Album Review

John Raymond: Strength & Song

Read "Strength & Song" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
March 2, 2012

When trumpet giant Jon Faddis gives his stamp of approval to another trumpeter and climbs aboard to co-produce his debut, it's probably a safe bet that he has something special going on. Such is the case with John Raymond, who delivers the goods again and again during this original-heavy program. Raymond, a native of Minnesota who relocated to New York after spending his college years at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, distinguishes himself from the get-go here ...