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Gregory Groover Jr.: Old Knew
by Pierre Giroux
With Old Knew, tenor saxophonist Gregory Groover Jr. offers a mature and deeply rooted statement that gracefully balances reverence for tradition with openness to spontaneous expression. Recorded without rehearsal and driven by a diverse group of top-tier collaborators, including Joel Ross on vibraphone, Paul Cornish on piano, Harish Raghavan on bass, and Kendrick Scott on drums, ...
Gregory Groover Jr.: Old Knew
by Jack Bowers
Even though he has surely heard this more than a few times, Gregory Groover is a pretty hip name for a jazz saxophonist. Not so much for the pastor of Boston's Charles Street AME Church, the position held by the Groover for whom he is named, Gregory Sr., who no doubt grooves in his own way. ...
Old Knew
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2025
Track listing: Spaces; 551; Go for Broke; Rain Shall Fall; Retrograde; Summer; Good Sir; Juanita
and Betty; William and Vincent; Old Knew; Arrivals.
IRIS
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1. IRIS
2. THE WORLD KEEPS ENDING AND THE WORLD KEEPS GOING ON
3. UNBORN CHILD
4. IS THERE A HEART IN THIS HOUSE
5. ECHOES IN ETERNITY
6. COLLECTORS OF EMOTIONS
7. AIREGIN
C. Andrew Hovan's Best Jazz Albums of 2025
by C. Andrew Hovan
On many levels, 2025 proved to be a challenging year marked by considerable strife. Fortunately, as Art Blakey once observed, “Music washes away the dust of everyday life." And yet, given the current state of affairs, the moment might be more accurately captured by a line from The Police: “When the world is falling down, you ...
Melvin Rhyne: Tomorrow Yesterday Today
by C. Andrew Hovan
A disciple of some of the earliest jazz organ practitioners, such as Jackie Davis, Milt Buckner, and Wild Bill Davis, jazz veteran Melvin Rhyne's major claim to fame has been the five years he spent with the renowned Wes Montgomery in the early '60s. Yet this is really only a fraction of the story for the ...
Brian Wilson Jazzed: Ten Essential Wilson Covers
by Ian Patterson
Brian Wilson is widely hailed as one of the most significant songwriters of the 20th century--the master craftsman behind The Beach Boys' music. Inspired by rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, George Gershwin, vocal quartet The Four Freshmen and Burt Bacharach, he developed sophisticated harmonies and a signature sound that sold millions of records. His singular ...
Tributes
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2024
Track listing: Tributes; Right One; Shock; I Love You; Tender; MT; Memories of Calvi; Syrian Children; A Song For Shorter; Matrix.
Painter Of Dreams
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2024
Track listing: Elusive Dots; April; Up Journey; Painter Of Dreams; Long Ago and Far Away; Seeley Street Song; Chain of Events; I Loves You Porgy.
Ralph Bowen: Keep the Change
by C. Andrew Hovan
I can still remember the impression that Ralph Bowen made on a young jazz enthusiast trying to break into radio and be part of the hip jazz crowd. I had decided to get involved with the programming end of a local non-profit arts support organization and on a letter perfect July evening our committee had lined ...
