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Wayne Wallace: ¡Bien Bien!
by Bridget A. Arnwine
Trombonist Wayne Wallace and his Latin Jazz Quintet have come together on ¡Bien Bien!, representing the gamut of Latin music, from Latin jazz to cha cha cha, cu-bop, bolero, and bamba. Surrounded by the talents percussionist Michael Spiro, bassist David Belove, pianist Murray Low, and drummer Paul van Wageningen, Wallace manages to make the trombone sound as though it were made just for this music. ¡Bien Bien! is a mix of Wallace's own original compositions (which include the ...
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by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
With ¡Bien Bien!, as with previous releases, trombonist Wayne Wallace and his group display a very subtle kind of mastery. The elements of the combo's excellence are impressive enough. First, Wallace plays his instrument as beautifully as the trombone all-stars in Manny Oquendo's classic Conjunto Libre--or indeed the great Julian Priester, who sits in on a couple of numbers on ¡Bien Bien!. Second, the group deploys an irresistible laid-back groove, befitting their Bay Area roots; there is room to breathe ...
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by Raul d'Gama Rose
The music with clave that began with Machito's “Tanga," and George Russell's “Cubana-Be Cubana-Bop" has come a long way. With clave in his soul, trombonist Wayne Wallace proves, yet again, on Bien Bien! that the cheer of the music is truly infectious. Wallace is rare among musicians who can swing as well as he can clave. With the addition of shuffle rhythms and backbeats bubbling under the skin, he creates glorious music even with just a few notes on his ...
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by Woodrow Wilkins
"Well, well" is one English translation for Bien Bein!, by the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet. “Good, good" is another. Either is appropriate for this collection of nine songs. Wallace, a trombonist, composer and arranger, has been named “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition" in the Down Beat Critics' Poll, and has shared the stage with a range of performers including Ray Charles, Celine Dion, Carlos Santana and John Lee Hooker. Pianist Murray Low, bassist David Belove, percussionist Michael Spiro ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Sulle orme di Steve Turre, prosegue l'esplorazione del latin jazz da parte del trombonista Wayne Wallace. Intorno ad un percorso ritmico di grande efficacia, ne vengono sviscerate tutte le possibili combinazioni, che vanno dal bolero al samba passando per il mambo, cha-cha-cha e innesti funk. È un quintetto che si dimostra un valido esponente del genere, anche se riproposto con eccessivo rispetto di maniera, in un coacervo di clichè che investono il profilo armonico del pianoforte e quello ritmico dei ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
La mistura di salsa, funk, soul, jazz è alla base del disco del trombonista Wayne Wallace, la cui idea è sì di dare una veste “latina" a brani conosciuti in altri contesti, ma anche di raggiungere il grosso pubblico con un prodotto di qualità, lontano da suoni preconfezionati. Troviamo quindi “Jeru" di Gerry Mulligan, presente per chi non lo ricorda in Birth of the Cool di Miles Davis, “Coming Running to Me" di Herbie Hanckock, o ancora “Unchain My Heart," ...
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by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
With The Nature of the Beat (Patois, 2008), trombone virtuoso Wayne Wallace established himself as the musician you'd most like to have living in the downstairs apartment. If you had to have musicians downstairs, that is. The reasons Wallace and his extraordinary band mates would be welcome are essentially twofold. First, their repertoire is flawlessly funky and erudite, based on excellent rhythm and blues and Afro-Cuban elements. Second, they are all extraordinary jazz players, starting with Wallace himself, ...
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