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Kin Trio: Breathe
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
The Kin Trio--saxophonist Sunjae Lee, bassist Andre St. James, drummer Tim DuRoche--call what they do “minimalist bebop." An apparent oxymoron, given that bebop has such maximalist tendencies (exhibit A is trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's dizzying “Bebop"). They don't mean to be taken so literally, of course. The Kin-men have ably absorbed the sparer offshoots ...
Chris Greco Quartet: Trane Of Thought
by Dan Bilawsky
This record isn't an out-and-out tribute to saxophonist John Coltrane. The title--and title track--may suggest that it's all about that legendary figure, and the album-ending “Soul Eyes" serves as a secondary nod of affirmation, but saxophonist/multi-reedist Chris Greco doesn't just plant his flag on Coltrane's domain and call it a day. Sure, he delivers probing and ...
Carol Duboc: Smile
by C. Michael Bailey
Is there a listening market for adult contemporary music. For lack of a better categorization, that is what Carol Duboc provides on her seventh release, the all-original Smile which she co-produces with Keyboardist Jeff Lober--and produce they do.Smile is sonically, a perfectly quaffed and lushly presented collection of ten hook-filled, expertly sculpted songs that ...
Sam Kulik: Escape From Society
by Dave Wayne
The basic premise of Sam Kulik's Escape From Society was to make a modern-day song poem recording using Craigslist to attract would-be lyricists, instead of a cheesy printed advertisement. Those not immediately familiar with the whole song-poem concept may well recognize the little ads--often seen on the back pages of comic books, men's magazines, and tabloid ...
Bonerama: Shake It Baby
by Wade Luquet
Bonerama is fun. Bonerama is powerful. And in their first full-length studio CD, they have made a switch from their previous live recordings of brass-infused funk to brass infused-rock. Along with the ever present trio of trombones, the bands guitarist, Bert Cotton, has stepped up to the front line to become a major player with his ...
The Dixie Ticklers: Standing Pat
by Chris Mosey
The revival of traditional jazz in Britain in the 1950s began in a blaze of idealism. In the following decade, it degenerated into an undignified scramble for commercial success. The Dixie Ticklers, a London-based sextet, want nothing to do with Trad. Their principal influences might be Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, Jelly Roll Morton ...
The Ex & Brass Unbound: Enormous Door
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sebbene siano - da oltre trent'anni - una formazione essenzialmente anarco/punk, gli olandesi The Ex sono un nome che gli appassionati delle avventure più estreme e non convenzionali del jazz conoscono bene, per i frequentissimi collegamenti con la scena impro dei Paesi Bassi [e Europea in genere], nonché per il ruolo fondamentale avuto nel veicolare la ...
Bill Cunliffe Trio: River Edge, New Jersey
by Dan Bilawsky
River Edge, New Jersey is like a trip down memory lane for pianist Bill Cunliffe. The California-based ivory tickler looks back to his days as an East Coast resident, teaming up with two highly capable, once-upon-a-time colleagues--bassist Martin Wind and drummer Tim Horner--who call New Jersey home. He further taps into the nostalgia well by visiting ...
Giovanni Guidi Trio: City of Broken Dreams
by John Kelman
It seemed inevitable. After working with Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava on 2013's Michael Jackson tribute, Rava on the Dance Floor, and 2011's more intimate Tribe, it should come as no surprise that pianist Giovanni Guidi--the only connecting thread between those two records (other than, of course, Rava)--should find himself with an opportunity to make his own ...
Ligro: Dictionary 2
by Dave Wayne
Another great fusion band from Indonesia, Ligro is a co-operative trio comprised of guitarist Agam Hamzah, bassist Adi Darmawan, and drummer Gusti Hendi. Compared to the other Indonesian jazz and fusion artists on the MoonJune roster (Dewa Budjana, Tohpati Ario Hutomo, and the group SimakDialog) Ligro's sound is appreciably more aggressive and, dare I say, more ...
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