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Shawn Maxwell: Expectation & Experience
by Jack Bowers
On Expectation & Experience, his tenth recording as a leader, Chicago-based woodwind specialist Shawn Maxwell is accompanied by almost thirty musicians—but never by more than three on any of its seventeen tracks. Maxwell says the compositions were written during the global Covid-19 pandemic, and the musicians were mustered singly, most in their own homes. While each of the compositions has a “theme," none is readily apparent from its performance, and listeners should feel free to overlook that aspect and focus ...
Continue ReadingSteven Hashimoto's Mothra: Tradewind
by Matthew Warnock
Tradewind is an intellectually stimulating and highly entertaining modern jazz album by Chicago bassist Steven Hashimoto's group, Mothra. It features a highly accomplished lineup of musicians including guitarist Neal Alger, vibraphonist Kathy Kelly, saxophonists Dan Hesler and Michael Levin, and drummer Heath Chappell. Their adventurous grooves, complex chord progressions, and twisting and turning melody lines flow naturally throughout with a high level of ensemble interaction.Hashimoto's electric bass style is reminiscent of the recordings of the late, great Jaco ...
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