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Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride
by Maurizio Zerbo
Malgrado lo si possa considerare un virtuoso del proprio strumento, Rufus Reid non è mai stato sotto l'occhio dei riflettori. Ispirato all'opera della scultrice Elisabeth Catlett, questo suo CD ne mette in mostra tutto il suo poliforme talento. A conti fatti, quest'opera è la prova discografica più ambiziosa e convincente di Reid, dove l'intensità della musica si mantiene costantemente ad un livello elevato. Sia dal punto di vista compositivo che dell'arrangiamento, emerge un brillante impasto testurale ...
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by Dan Bilawsky
The beauty of art is often in the taking rather than the making. The art may come to life in the mind of the artist but it often flourishes when the ink dries, the chisel is withdrawn, the dust has settled, or the final brushstrokes have been applied. At that point, the preparation ends and the consumption begins. Creation then begins to fuel creation and a closed inspiration loop is born. This project is the perfect representation of that ideal. ...
Continue ReadingRufus Reid: Stanford University, February 27, 2013
by Bill Leikam
Stanford Jazz Orchestra, directed by Fredrick BerryGuest Artist: Rufus ReidBing Concert HallStanford, CAFebruary 27, 2013 Walking into Stanford University's new Bing Concert Hall can be a stunning experience. Listening to the magnificent acoustic qualities of the hall, it is nothing short of an aural experience that brings a fresh vibrancy to a concert such as the one produced by Fred Berry, director of the 17-piece Stanford Jazz Orchestra. Berry focused this concert ...
Continue ReadingRufus Reid: Hues of a Different Blue
by AAJ Italy Staff
Rufus Reid è uno di quei musicisti che meriterebbero attenzione solo per lo splendore della voce strumentale. Cavata e swing del suo contrabbasso sono semplicemente fra le cose più belle che si possano ascoltare nel jazz, apprezzabili in molti dischi e accompagnate da un considerevole impegno didattico. A queste prime considerazioni aggiungiamo subito che Hues of a Different Blue è un lavoro di alto livello sul piano dell'assieme quanto dei solisti, nel quale la varietà delle composizioni è unificata dalla ...
Continue ReadingRufus Reid Trio: Half Moon Bay, CA, November 7, 2010
by Bill Leikam
Rufus Reid TrioDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CA November 7, 2010 The anticipation of having multi-award winner Rufus Reid working the strings of his bass, and his band members--pianist Steve Allee and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca--ran high, as the audience at the Douglas Beach House began to gather. The trio was on a west coast tour beginning in Edmonton, Canada and Seattle, and moving down the west coast to San Diego. On the way, ...
Continue ReadingRufus Reid: Live in Vienna
by Jim Santella
Rufus ReidLive in ViennaQuantum Leap/MVD Visual2005 In a memorable 2005 concert performance at the Porgy and Bess jazz club in Vienna, bassist Rufus Reid's trio interpreted several of his original compositions as well as the standard “Cherokee." And what power that old chestnut emitted. With pianist Fritz Pauer and drummer John Hollenbeck, Reid tore the house down with his one-of-a-kind delivery.The veteran bassist started out in Chicago in the 1970s ...
Continue ReadingRufus Reid: Out Front and with Old Friends
by J Hunter
Great bassists are worth their weight in Maine lobster. Aside from maintaining the foundation so the drummer can stick and move, a great bassist can offer a substantial counterweight to a soloist, plus an additional voice that expands a band's capacity for dialogue. By those measures, Rufus Reid is a great, great bassist, with a strength and dexterity that comes through whether he is a leader or a sideman. Here are examples of Reid excelling in both roles.
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