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Stephen Martin: High Plains
by Jack Bowers
Every so often, Missouri-bred saxophonist Stephen Martin bears witness to his main man, the late John Coltrane. But, for the most part, he is his own man on his second album as a leader, blowing hot, cool and earnestly on the quartet date, High Plains. Martin's disposition is decidedly contemporary, as he shows whether playing alone ...
Nathan Borton: Each Step
by Jack Bowers
Judging from recent album releases, the guitar remains an essential part of the contemporary jazz scene. The latest example among many is this tasteful session led by Kansas-born, Michigan-based Nathan Borton, adding his name to an ample roster of newly minted guitar-led or guitar-centered albums by Doug MacDonald, Graham Dechter, Kristian Borring, Randy Napoleon, John Moulder, ...
Matt Olson: Open Spaces
by Jack Bowers
Pleasurable jazz can sometimes spring forth from what many enthusiasts may consider highly unlikely sources. Such is the case with Open Spaces, an earnest and charming album on which saxophonist Matt Olson ushers a quintet of barely known South Carolinians through its paces in a generally animated session that consists of ten original compositions, every one ...
Nathan Borton: Each Step
by Dan McClenaghan
The 1960s were fine and formative times for jazz guitar. Wes Montgomery was there. So was Grant Green. The pair led the pack, and still do, to an extent. Guitarist Nathan Borton, with his debut recording, Each Step, embraces the traditions of these two influences. Borton's sound comes directly out of the straight ahead ...
Hindsight
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Tipping Point; Hindsight; Walking the Plank; Things Fall Apart; Requiem; In Short Supply; Going Viral;
Paradise Lost; For Ellis
Live at the Jazz Station
By Idit Shner
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Yesterdays; Shake It Till You Hear It Sizzle; Pascal’s Ballad; Mandala; Hippo’s Walk; Samba
in Two; Present; Artificial Flavors.
Mai-Liis on Life
By Mai-Liis
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Unicorns and Innocence; Distance Man; To Whom It May Concern; Fait Accompli; Oh Well; My Eyes of
Yesterday; Carnage in Your Wake (A Love Song); Sister Child; Number 9; Jilted Woman.
Solitude: Solo Improvisations
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Improvisations I - XXV
Honestly
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Days of Wine and Roses; Driftwood; I'll Be Seeing You; Windsor; Blackberry Winter; Falling Grace;
Authenticity; Tangerine; Turnaround.
Rust Belt Roots: Randy Napoleon Plays Wes Montgomery, Grant Green & Kenny Burrell
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: S.O.S.; When They Go; Grant's Tune; The Man Who Sells Flowers; Beaux Arts; Jean De Fleur; Sunday Mornin';
Doujie; The Tender Gender; The Presence of Fire; Listen to the Dawn; Lyresto; Wes Like; The Man Who Sells
Flowers (Solo).
