Results for "Julius Tucker"

Guidance & Gratitude

By Zachary Finnegan

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Urban Motion; Deceptive Rhetoric; Guidance & Gratitude; The Angel Tribute; The Movement; Invitation; New Beginnings; Vigorous Pursuit; Perseverance.

Christian Dillingham: Halcyon

by Hrayr Attarian
December 4, 2024

On the intriguing Halcyon, his second release as a leader, Chicago bassist Christian Dillingham explores folkish motifs in a haunting ambience. The music here is a mix of his own compositions and covers of diverse backgrounds that showcase, once again, his versatility. The band has quite a unique sound, thanks to its collective virtuosity, with guitarist ...

Alvin Cobb Jr: You'll Need This Later

by Hrayr Attarian
October 25, 2024

Atlanta-native, Chicago-based drummer Alvin Cobb, Jr puts his heart and soul into his debut You'll Need This Later. Using a melange of acoustic and electronic instrumentation as well as spoken word and singing, Cobb crafts an autobiographical album featuring several of Chicago's brightest rising stars. Cobb crafted these 13 originals on the basis of ...

Zachary Finnegan: Guidance and Gratitude

by Nicholas F. Mondello
July 30, 2024

Guidance and Gratitude from trumpeter and composer Zachary Finnegan delivers nine highly-textured and involving selections. Each selection presents itself with a story background in its title and each is a multi-layered composition, a micro-symphony. It is intelligent music. “Urban Motion" is an energetic, perhaps frantic, landscape with an ostinato six-note bed and a ...

Anthony Bruno

By Anthony Bruno

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Hang Glide; Circular Thinking; New Mexican Hash; Moving On; Thankful for You; Past Memories; Slow Love, Fast Feelings; Finding Joy; Aloha; Feelings Outro.

Firetet

By Constantine Alexander

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Show; IDKY; Fire; Waltzin’ Long; Frequent Flyer; Forever and Always; Deez.

Constantine Alexander: Firetet

by Jack Bowers
December 12, 2023

On his debut recording, Firetet, Chicago-based trumpeter Constantine Alexander pays tribute to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the late great Clifford Brown and modern-day disciples Nicholas Payton and Sean Jones. Alexander does not do so by imitating anyone--that would be fruitless--but the swinging spirit of Blakey, Brown and the present-day artists already noted is ever- present on ...

Julius Tucker

Live Recitation

By Nathan Zaporski

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Track listing: Rhythm-a-ning; Wild Bill; Atoll; 'Round Midnight; The 1st of April (for Vienna); Star Eyes; Swingin' At The Haven.