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WM Project: From a Familiar Place
Two distinguished American horn men join the Polish team—trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and trombonist Marshall Gilkes. The pairing of Gilkes and Medyna recalls Sonny Rollins' trombone-and-tenor sax forays with bone man Clifton Anderson, especially on "Blind Warriors," penned saxophonist Medyna. The sound is propulsive and muscular, almost an assault, bebop style.
The group's take on Joe Zawinul's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" bursts with energy, featuring trumpeter Pelt at his most inspired on a soaring solo.
Seven of nine tunes here come from the pens of leaders—teamed in the writing or going it alone. Two are jazz standards, the previously-mentioned "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and Paul Desmond's "Take Five." And Michael Winnicki, the set's superb, powerhouse drummer, and son of the group's leader Andrzej Winnicki, adds a tune of his own. "Take Five" and "Mercy, Mercy Mercy" grew out of hip hop grooves, and turned into something different and thoroughly modern in the process.
The set closes out with Andrzej Winnicki's "Looking Ahead," an upbeat, up-tempo hard-driving romp that power-prowls on out into the night with an attitude. That's how to wrap up a show.
Track Listing
From a Familiar Place; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; Blind Warriors; On Sunday, After Church; Take Five; Das Bounce; Grass Hoppers; Praeludium; Looking Ahead.
Personnel
Jeremy Pelt
trumpet
Marshall Gilkes
trombone
Krzysztof Medyna
saxophone
Rafal Sarnecki
guitar
Andrzej Winnicki
piano
Jeff Dingler
bass
Michael Winnicki
drums
WM Project
band / ensemble / orchestraAlbum information
Title: From a Familiar Place | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: WM Records
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WM Project
CD/LP/Track Review
Dan McClenaghan
From a Familiar Place
WM Records
Sonny Rollins
Joe Zawinul
Andrzej Winnicki
Krzysztof Medyna
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