Jazz Articles about Gordon Brisker

Gordon Brisker Quintet: My Son John

by C. Michael Bailey
September 1, 2001

The West Coast Brisker's Second Outing for Naxos Jazz.

Gordon Brisker's first Naxos Jazz release, the inaugural shot for the label— The Gift (Naxos Jazz 86001, 1998) was a superb straight-ahead example of West Coast Post Bop. The present My Son John extends that sound, mostly thanks to the presence of musician and impresario Mike Nock. Where The Gift was a fairly mainstream fare, My Son John has an edgy, modern feel. No where on this disc does Brisker betray ...