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The Bert van den Brink Trio with Rick Margitza: Conversations
by Robert Spencer
Conversations is a soulful disc of jazz and jazz/funk. Often the latter comes in unexpectedly: John Coltrane's “Naima" is invested by drummer Hans van Oosterhout with a heavy funk beat, although tenor saxophonist Rick Margitza plays rather conventionally over it. But of course this is no indication that this quartet isn't capable of shifting down to ...
Eric Vloeimans: Bitches and Fairy Tales
by Joel Roberts
Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans' third album for the Challenge label should raise his standing on the European -- and international -- jazz scene. It also proves he can hold his own with some tough company: British pianist John Taylor, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron.The 13 original compositions here are mostly quiet, impressionistic ...
Paul Bollenback: Soul Grooves
by Douglas Payne
The days of honest to God soul jazz are probably long gone. It's hard to even remember all the good players who stretched out over some well-known R & B or dug deep into a meaningful blues. They packed all the clubs and their records, one a month it seemed, sold like crazy. Somewhere along the ...
The Houdini's: The Best of the Houdini's: Live at Kiama Jazz Festival Australia
by Robert Spencer
The Houdini's are in masterful form for this live date from the Kiama Jazz Festival in Australia. They start the proceedings off with a bang with the lively “Headlines," by pianist Edwin Hoorweg. After a high-spirited unison head, tenor man Barend Middelhoff rips through a burning solo; once the band returns to the twisty head, the ...
Eric Vloeimans: Bitches and Fairy Tales
by Glenn Astarita
Eric Vloeimans is a hot young trumpeter from Holland who has been making inroads in Europe for the last several years. This cat has plenty of chops and a strong compositional pen so the folks at Challenge Records decided to align Eric with an International, or perhaps superstar rhythm section. Therefore, Eric is afforded the luxury ...
The Houdini's: "Best Of" The Houdini's
by Glenn Astarita
This exciting Dutch band has been in existence for approximately 10 years and as the press release declares: “There is no sextet sounding more like a big band than The Houdini’s”. This statement could not be further from the truth. All of the excitement is captured “live” in Australia at the Kiama Jazz Festival in the ...
Adam Kolker: Crazybird
by Glenn Astarita
“Crazybird” represents a group of young, talented New York based modern jazz musicians led by saxophonist Adam Kolker. Kolker has sewn roots with the likes of Maria Schneider, Bobby Previte and others. The set opens with an up-tempo take on Monk’s “Green Chimneys”. A New Orleans style shuffle beat adds a fresh twist while quickly transforming ...
Years Gone By
Label: Challenge Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: After, Nobody's Perfect ; Why ; Riamuh ; Night Mare ; Years Gone By ; What's Next ;
