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Whirlpool with Ron Miles: Dancing on the Inside

Read "Dancing on the Inside" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 9, 2016

Venerable cornetist Ron Miles sat in with the core bass-less trio, Whirlpool during a 2013 live performance at a music venue in the hornist's hometown, Denver CO in 2013. As the story goes, this union resulted in synergistic output, leading to Dancing on the Inside. Guitarist Jeff Swanson advises that the “The music was written specifically with Ron's unique musical voice in mind for this expanded quartet version..." Miles' resounding, lyrically charged extended notes; gruff accents and melodically ...

Album Review

Whirlpool: This World and One More

Read "This World and One More" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
December 10, 2013

The collaborative Chicagoan trio Whirlpool aims to eliminate the boundaries between composition and improvisation. Its musicians--alto saxophonist Caroline Davis, also a vocalist who performs world music, hip-hop and folk-Americana; drummer Charles Rumback, a member of Colorist and collaborator of cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and guitarist Jeff Swanson- -are versatile musicians, leaders of their own outfits. The nine pieces on the trio's debut recording feature clear and constant emphasis on form and a strong melodic core as the ...