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Michael Blanco: Spirit Forward

Read "Spirit Forward" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 7, 2016

Spirit Forward carries several connotations in its name and sound. First there's the overt reference to bartender terminology and the way it connects to the music presented by the feisty and flexible foursome of bassist Michael Blanco, saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Kevin Hays, and drummer Clarence Penn. A spirit-forward cocktail is one which focuses on enhancing ...

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David Smith Quintet: Impetus

by Luigi Sforza
August 23, 2016

La registrazione analogica di Impetus -terzo disco del David Smith Quintet -valorizza pienamente gli aspetti performativi del gruppo conferendo al sound un respiro “naturale," in cui la musicalità si abbina alla precisione esecutiva e l'ariosità delle melodie dà spunto ad ispirati parti solistiche. La band guidata dal trombettista canadese David Smith, naturalizzato newyorkese, sa inanellare ...

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Justin Mullens: The Cornucopiad

Read "The Cornucopiad" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
June 24, 2016

Il cornista newyorkese Justin Mullens è qui alla guida di un ottetto che non fa mistero di riferirsi a certi esperimenti anni Cinquanta, che nel frattempo tanto esperimenti non sono più. Ciò non toglie che il CD in oggetto possieda svariati elementi di appeal per il potenziale ascoltatore. Anzitutto per la bellezza degli insiemi, quattro fiati ...

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Sam Sadigursky: Follow The Stick

Read "Follow The Stick" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
May 18, 2016

After spending nearly ten years with the four Words Project albums (see here, here and here for three of them), reedman and multi-instrumentalist Sam Sadigursky has decided to concentrate on clarinet, returning to purely instrumental music with Follow The Stick. Starting initially with a trio comprised of pianist Bobby Avey (who work with Dave ...

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Rob Garcia: Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planet

Read "Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planet" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
March 23, 2016

A complex amalgam, drummer-composer Rob Garcia's Finding Love in an Oligarchy on a Dying Planetis as densely constructed and provoking as its title. Despite the socially conscious themes that its track titles, lyrics, and multi-layered musical journeys explore, Garcia has made clear this is not a protest album. At least not in the typical sense.

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Rush

By Tom Guarna

Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Rush; Beringia; Dreamland; Shambleau; Elegy for Etan (Dedicated to Etan Patz); Movement and Repose; Forgivenness; High Plains.

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The Stenography Project

By Marike van Dijk

Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2015

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Drum Lore Vol. 2 - More Lore

By Owen Howard

Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Plus/Minus; Hey, It's Me You're Talkin' To; Ungano; Haiku; Like Buttah; Mumbo Jumbo; Got to Take Another Chance; Labyrinth; Pee Wee; Haiku (solo piano).

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Housewarming

By Jeremy Siskind

Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Whispering Grass; Light; When He Loved You; Moonlight In Vermont; Decrement; Housewarming; Ghost Story; New Old West Theme; Hymn of Thanks; Lighter Than Air; Arise; Everything You Need; I Could've Danced All Night.

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