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TuneTown: There From Here
by Dan McClenaghan
Tracing the historic path of this particular trio type--saxophone, bass and drums, no chordal instrument--leads back to saxophonist Sonny Rollins' A Night At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1958). The sound on that seminal recording is raw, rough around the edges, with the trio bumping through a bunch of familiar tunes, enjoying the freedom from chords. ...
The Monks of Oka
Album: There From Here
By TuneTown
Label: Slammin Media
Released: 2019
Duration: 05:00
Undertones
By Al Muirhead
Label: Chronograph Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: A Tune for Cal; Rose Room; 'Deed I Do; Tenderly; You're My Everything; Take it to the Banks Tom!; Charade; S'posin'; I
Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You; Four Brothers.
Murphy
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2017
Track listing: Try Again; Family Portrait; Glassman; Murphy’s Law; Second Act (for Ron); Reason, Season, Lifetime; Colebourn; Murphy!
Chris Monson: Seldom in the Well
by Jack Bowers
Canadian guitarist Chris Monson's debut album, Seldom in the Well, is seldom strident or uninteresting, thanks in large measure to Monson's fluent compositions and arrangements, an able rhythm section, and a talented front line consisting of trumpeter Kevin Turcotte and tenor saxophonist Kelly Jefferson. On the other hand, the studio session seldom catches fire, as its ...
Carn Davidson 9: Murphy
by Jack Bowers
The “Carn" in Carn Davidson 9 is trombonist William, the “Davidson" saxophonist Tara. They are Canadians, as are the other seven members of their Toronto-based ensemble. They are also first-class musicians, an assessment that applies as well to everyone in the Carn Davidson 9. This is apparently the second album by the nonet, ...
Pairings
By Fawn Fritzen
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2016
Track listing: Do Do Do; Make It a Double; Tea for Two; La tête dans la lune; Small Day
Tomorrow; Just a Little Dance; Always; Can't Find My Way No More; Begin the
Beguine; Lies of Handsome Men; Straighten Out; Please Send Me Someone to
Love
TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2015
by Alain Londes
TD Toronto Jazz Festival Various locations Toronto, Canada June 18-29, 2015 With festival season in full swing, it's always an opportunity to see what the state of jazz is and to hopefully discover something new. The challenge is of course that there are always many choices and one might be guided ...
Turboprop Buzzes British Columbia Hinterland
by Mark Holston
Turboprop The Arts Station Fernie, British Columbia March 17, 2015 Fernie, a small ski resort of 5,000 surrounded some of the most spectacular Alpine scenery in the Pacific Northwest, might seem like the last place on earth where world class jazz talent would be presented on a regular basis. Tucked away ...
Mike Downes: In the Current
by Jack Bowers
In the Current, the fifth recording as leader by Canadian bassist Mike Downes--who doubles as composer / arranger--is the second (in a row) with an aqueous theme and the first performed by his “little big band," the Parallel Streams Ensemble. Downes' album Ripple Effect, recorded with his trio and special guest guitarist Ted Quinlan, earned a ...
