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Bill Warfield and the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra: Smile

by Jack Bowers
June 21, 2020

Having no idea what to expect from an ensemble labeled the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra, the game plan must be to advance with caution, as any orchestra with trumpeter Bill Warfield at the helm can't be all bad. After listening, it becomes clear that the game plan was sound and the premise accurate: Smile, the HKFO's second recording, isn't all bad. The question is: did Warfield and the orchestra have its own game plan? If snatching every ingredient within reach ...

Album Review

Scott Neumann Neu3 Trio: Blessed

Read "Blessed" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
June 25, 2014

Questo disco nasce dal desiderio del batterista Scott Neumann di incidere in trio con Michael Blake, sassofonista conosciuto nel lontano 1985 e successivamente incrociato in vari progetti. La storia musicale, la personalità e la mentalità aperta di Mark Helias sono gli elementi che hanno successivamente portato il leader a scegliere senza tentennamenti il contrabbassista. Nasce così il Neu3 Trio qui al debutto discografico per la Origin Records. Il clima della registrazione è rilassato, il suono caldo e ...

Album Review

Scott Neumann Neu3 Trio: Blessed

Read "Blessed" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 11, 2013

Album Review

Scott Neumann Neu3 Trio: Blessed

by Mark Corroto
August 2, 2013

As it is written, in the end we will all stand naked before our God. Be it Yahweh, Gitchi Manitou, Sam Walton or, in drummer Scott Neumann's case, Elvin Jones, there is no time better than right now to make preparations.His bags get packed to meet the his maker on Blessed. The denuded state can be referred to, in musical terms, as his stripped-down saxophone/bass/drums trio with saxophonist Michael Blake (who also plays melodica) and bassist Mark Helias. ...