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Doug MacDonald: Overtones
ByThere are seven originals here, all arranged by MacDonald. "Night By Night" swings out over the changes to "Day by Day," and features cruising solos by MacDonald, Kim Richmond, saxophonist Rickey Woodard, pianist Bill Cunliffe, trombone man Ira Nepus, Aaron Janik, and Chuck Berghofer. If you are partial to a basic twelve-bar blues, MacDonald gives you "Blues by Eight." Not terribly greasy, but tasty.finger-popping, toe tapping good. "Lover Man," the sole cover, has quite a bop pedigree, and curiosity naturally takes you there. It is a feature for MacDonald, and he gets to stretch out. The version is warm, tasteful, and not at all nostalgic, with the Octet coming in at the end. What about drummer Roy McCurdy? Try "Over #21." Yes, Roy McCurdy can play a back beat, ably accompanied by Nepus, Woodard and MacDonald. And Woodard? He even gets his own tune, "Rickey Speaking" but more than a chorus would have been nice.
So, do you like good music? Go and seek no further, today at least.
Track Listing
Night by Night; Bossa for PK; Blues by Eight; Hortense; Lover Man; Over #21; Ground Up; Rickey Speaking.
Personnel
Doug MacDonald
guitarAaron Janik
trumpetKim Richmond
saxophoneRickey Woodard
saxophoneIra Nepus
tromboneBill Cunliffe
pianoChuck Berghofer
bass, acousticRoy McCurdy
drumsAlbum information
Title: Overtones | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Self Produced
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