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Michael Dease: Grace
by AAJ Italy Staff
È facile scrivere e fare una sintesi di quello che si ascolta su questa nuova produzione di John Lee per la sua Jazz Legacy Productions: un mainstream di alto livello interpretato da uno dei migliori trombonisti americani (che su “Four" di Miles Davis si diverte a suonare il sax tenore). Michael Dease è un musicista di livello assoluto che sa guidare la ritmica, con ospiti come Eric Alexander (su “Blues on the Corner") o Roy Hargrove (grande al flicorno su ...
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by Larry Taylor
This could be the break-out album for trombonist Michael Dease, his music and style putting him in the company of trombone legends including Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson,. Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller. On Grace, Dease is anchored by a very able rhythm crew, including pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Gene Jackson. On all but one track, Dease is joined by a variety of stellar musicians, including trumpeters Roy Hargrove and Claudio Roditi, saxophonist Eric ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
The eminent J.J. Johnson casts a big jazz shadow, as the trombone master was instrumental in bringing the big brass horn out of the harmonic background and into the ensemble forefront, beginning with his late 1940's work with Charlie Parker. Without him, we might never have seen the star of Curtis Fuller rise on the classic John Coltrane set, Blue Train (Blue Note, 1959). And without those two pioneers, Michael Dease--who was surely destined for music--might be ...
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by Edward Blanco
At the tender age of twenty-four, jazz trombonist and educator Michael Dease has developed an impressive musical résumé that now includes his third album as leader with Clarity and his second 2007 issue (Dease Bones, on Astrix Media). With credits that include an extensive performance roster--including Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Alicia Keys and Slide Hampton, being a member of the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big Band and former member of the Illinois Jacquet Big Band---Dease is well on his way ...
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by Mark F. Turner
Trombones galore are what you'll find in Dease Bones. Young musician/educator Michael Dease ardently crafted and assembled some friends and fellow 'bone players for this recording of camaraderie, immaculate sounds and swinging tempos forged in the vein of greats such as Slide Hampton and J.J. Johnson. But Dease's new framework is built upon not only the instrument's history but also its present resurgence as noted in recent efforts by seminal players: Rick Parker's New York Gravity (Fresh Sound New Talent, ...
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