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David Whitman: Ode To Joe
ByThe compositions and arrangements are by David Whitman and Andrew Neesley. Whitman is a Southern California-based drummer associated with San Diego State University and hardly a newcomer to the scene. The rest of the band swings hard and tunefully, in the tradition, as it were, because most of the musicians have plenty of experience working with major figures who are the bop tradition. There is an appealing mix of of tunes here, ranging from a straight New Orleans second line "Home" to Rhythm Changes to "Ode to Joe," dedicated to Joe Henderson, which features tenor sax Bob Sheppard. Andrew Neesly is a trumpet player in the Freddie Hubbard vein and a pleasure to hear. Bruce Forman also makes an appearance on guitar, someone whose career goes back at least to the 1980s and is always worth hearing.
That the recording will stir pleasant memories in listeners of a certain age is not say that it is an exercise in mere nostalgia or some kind of tear-jerker. The music is up-to-date and the band cooks. Who, as the song said, could ask for anything more?
Track Listing
Time Out; Bop This; Home; Ode to Joe; Ness Please; With Love.
Personnel
David Whitman
drumsBob Sheppard
saxophone, tenorRob Lockart
clarinetAndrew Neesley
trumpetRyan Dragon
tromboneGeoffrey Keezer
keyboardsBruce Forman
guitarChris Montgomery
guitarRob Thorsen
bassAlbum information
Title: Ode To Joe | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
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