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Jim Cifelli: Groove Station
ByCifelli composed and arranged the tunes on this recording. His use of instruments is adept, giving the songs character and depth. He churns it out right from the get-go on the pronounced funk of "Groove Station,"? where the bass of Mike Leslie and the drums of Ray Marchica kick in and lay the carpet for the horns, with Cifelli jabbing and pushing the edges on the trumpet. Dan Cipriano has his say on the tenor, but the spiff and the whorl come from the organ of Will Boulware before Dave Phelps cuts a swath on the guitar. A more open but nonetheless beckoning moment finds the blues floating into "You Better Believe It,"? with Cifelli etching them deeper and Phelps adding notes that are clean, precise and elevating. A deeper cut of the blues surfaces on "Long Time Comin',"? a slow, grooving scorcher that packs a weighty punch
There's a different ambit on "Sertão,"? the flavour of the Brazilian rhythm consuming, the lyrical quality well defined in the ensemble lines of the horns. The soloists take varied approaches, Boulware opening the melody and exploring the terrain by adding some pleasant hues along the way before Cifelli takes a pungent ride on the flugelhorn.
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Track Listing
Groove Station, You Better Believe It, Time Out, Chaotica, Young Dan, Sertao, Long time Comin', Old School
Personnel
Jim Cifelli
trumpetJim Cifelli--trumpet, flugelhorn; Dan Cipriano--alto and tenor saxophones; Joel Frahm--sprano saxophone on "Chaotica"; Dave Phelps--guitar; Will Boulware--keyboards; Mike Leslie--bass; Ray Marcica--drums
Album information
Title: Groove Station | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Short Notice Music
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