Chaz Lipp

Chaz Lipp: Good Merlin

by C. Michael Bailey
August 19, 2017

There will always be a place for a recorded standards workout. West Coast alto saxophonist Chaz Lipp and this band the Groove Tripp provide a dandy and durable one with Good Merlin. Lipp leads a crack quartet that accompanies vocalist Sanjaya Malakar on seven solid standards and three tightly constructed and performed originals that include the mainstream title cut, an ultra-funky “Groovy Green Eyes, and cacophonous theme, “Fly by Night." The standards include a breezy “Take the 'A' ...