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Brandon Wright: Boiling Point

Read "Boiling Point" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The first thing conspicuous about Brandon Wright's recording Boiling Point is his rhythm section, composed of pianist David Kikoski, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Matt Wilson. A second curiosity is exactly who this precocious young saxophonist is to have such a rhythm section. Wright, the 2009 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer award recipient originally from Woodcliff ...

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Brandon Wright: Boiling Point

Read "Boiling Point" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


New York based tenor saxophonist and composer Brandon Wright debuts confidently as a leader on Boiling Point--a strong and enjoyable straight-ahead album that seems set to establish his reputation on the jazz scene. Wright surrounds himself with some fine musicians and makes a judicious and unusual selection of standards to accompany his own tunes, ensuring a ...

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Brandon Wright: Boiling Point

Read "Boiling Point" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


The word tenor, in Latin, refers to “a continuous holding to a course," and tenor saxophonist Brandon Wright does just that on Boiling Point. Whether Wright is engaging in a musical boxing match with trumpeter Alex Sipiagin or crooning over pianist David Kikoski on an established ballad, he always seems to maintain a consistent musical presence ...

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Brandon Wright: Boiling Point

Read "Boiling Point" reviewed by John Barron


Saxophonist Brandon Wright has spent the last few years making a name for himself on the New York jazz scene as both a sideman and bandleader. Since graduating from the University of Miami, the New Jersey native has performed with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and, most recently, has been touring with ...

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Boiling Point

Label: Contemporary Records
Released: 1995
Track listing: Boiling Point (3 In 1 Blues); Blind Love Blues; Bridging The Gap; Some Kind Of Blues; I Can Sing; Easy As It Goes (A Night At El Morocco); Upsy Daisy; Let It Be Known; Where There's Smoke; Swinging My Lady; The Gift Of Knowledge (El Don Del Conocimiento);


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