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Wayne Escoffery: Uptown

Read "Uptown" reviewed by Joel Roberts


On Uptown, his fifth album as a leader, the impressive 34-year-old tenor saxophonist {Wayne Escoffery employs an old-fashioned soul jazz lineup of sax, Hammond B-3 organ, electric guitar and drums. But don't expect to hear the sort of bluesy “uptown" jams associated with classic soul jazz tenors like Gene Ammons, Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis or Stanley Turrentine. ...

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Twin Song

Label: MidLantic Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Preach's Inches; Minor Impact; Cheerleader; Twin Song; Triad; Five Corners; One and Nine; The Password; Just a Little Sip.

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Avi Rothbard: Twin Song

Read "Twin Song" reviewed by Karen Hogg


Twin Song, guitarist Avi Rothbard's second recording, is a funky, atmospheric exploration. Rothbard's group, which includes organist Jared Gold, drummer Joe Strasser and guest tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery (on three tracks), works as a tight unit, inviting the listener in on spirited musical conversations. The opening “Preach's Inches is a soulful, infectious groove that's hard not ...


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