Results for "J Curve Records"

Darren Barrett: Deelings

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 2001

This is the second J Curve release by trumpeter Darren Barrett, a relatively young firebrand who won the Thelonious Monk trumpet competition four years ago. As on the previous album ( First One Up ), what Barrett and his companions lay down sounds much like the Blue Note sessions from the ’50s and ’60s that featured ...

Darren Barrett: Deelings

by Jerry D'Souza
June 1, 2001

To play with two masters of their craft certainly says a lot. It is not surprising, however, that Darren Barrett is now a member of the Elvin Jones Jazz Explosion, where he helps extend the perimeter of the band, and also has his time playing for Jackie McLean. That they should consider him worthy enough to ...

Darren Barrett: Deelings

by Jim Santella
May 1, 2001

We are products of our environment. Darren Barrett chooses his. Strong influences have helped shape the trumpeter's sound, and he seems determined to allow nothing to affect his choices unless it's at the very top of the form. Clifford Brown's legacy appears through two classic ballads. Barrett has refined his tone quality to the point where ...

Whirl Away

By Phil DeGreg

Label: J Curve Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: In a Whirl; Away and Alone; Blues on the Beach; I

Riddle Of The Sphinx

By Mark Gross

Label: J Curve Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Valley of the Dry Bones; Moses in Egypt; Eastern Joy Dance; Lullaby of Isfahan; Riddle of the Sphinx; The Desert Sands of Cairo; Black Nile; Isfahan; Marabi; The Red Sea.

The Hidden Light

By Greg Tardy

Label: J Curve Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: The Hidden Light; The Living Hope; Beyond The Prison Doors (Venus Flytrap); Mr. Hurt; They Say It

J Curve Cincinnati Jazz Collection, Vol. 2

Label: J Curve Records
Released: 2000

Cincinnati Jazz Collection, Volume II

Label: J Curve Records
Released: 2000

Various: Cincinnati Jazz Collection, Volume II

by Dave Nathan
October 1, 2000

Cincinnati, Ohio sitting in the Southwest corner of the state has pro football and baseball teams and is a weekend get away for students from Miami University of Ohio from nearby Oxford. It also abounds in jazz resources as this compilation, put together by the city's jazz J-Curve Records, confirms. Given the city's rather conservative bent, ...

Phil DeGreg: Whirl Away

by Jim Santella
August 1, 2000

Pianist Phil DeGreg combines hot bop, the blues, and modal melodies on his second J Curve album. His modern mainstream approach to jazz emphasizes the lyrical side, while supplying lively rhythmic substance. DeGreg’s quintet moves from unison saxophone & guitar or unison piano & guitar to extended solo work, keeping each piece lively through syncopation and ...