Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Jerrold Dubyk Quintet: Invitations
Jerrold Dubyk Quintet: Invitations
ByDubyk is a tenor saxophonist with a bright, clear, tone and a melodic style: mainstream jazz with a graceful and relaxed sensibility. The rhythm section playerspianist Brad Turner, bassist Jodi Michelle Proznick and drummer Jesse Cahillshare this relaxed approach and thus provide a sympathetic underpinning for the front line of Dubyk and trumpeter Terell Stafford. There are displays of energy and power toothe up-tempo "What Do You Want From Me?" is the most notable example, with Proznick and Cahill's assertive playing getting suitably punchy responses, especially from Stafford.
Invitations features three covers alongside Dubyk's own tunes. Joe Henderson's "Afro Centric" and Sam Rivers' "Beatrice" open proceedings, "Afro Centric" is a mid-tempo example of Dubyk and Stafford's chemistry, while the lovely "Beatrice" and "Vulnerability" (by Victor Lewis) find both men in a mellower mood.
Dubyk's own tunes range from the energetic "What Do You Want From Me?" through the tough, swinging, "Return Of The Underdog" to the New Orleans-inspired "Every Sinner Has A Future," the meditative groove of "Invitations" and the spiritual vibe of "Every Saint Has A Past." Each tune is strong, a testament to Dubyk's skills as a writer, with the quiet reflection of "Every Saint Has A Past" making a particularly long-lasting impression.
Track Listing
Afrocentric; Beatrice; Invitations; Every Saint Has a Past; Every Sinner Has a Future; Return of the Underdog; Vulnerability; What Do You Want From Me?
Personnel
Jerrold Dubyk
saxophone, tenorJerrold Dubyk: tenor saxophone; Terell Stafford: trumpet; Brad Turner: piano; Jodi Proznick: bass; Jesse Cahill: drums.
Album information
Title: Invitations | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Death Defying Records
< Previous
Inem Gortn
Next >
Stein Urheim: Stein Urheim
Comments
About Jerrold Dubyk
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
Related Articles | Concerts | Albums | Photos | Similar To