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Jerome Sabbagh: Stand Up!
by Joshua Weiner
While much great jazz has emerged from one-off encounters among musicians, there is a lot to be said for the synergy of longstanding working bands. The former may provide more spontaneity and produce fireworks, but it can also lead to the occasional dud due to a mismatch in approach. Players in a working band, in contrast, ...
Pogo
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Middle Earth; Rooftops; Moon/Sun; Stand Up; Pogo; As One; Hamra; Eye of the Storme.
Jerome Sabbagh: Pogo
by Budd Kopman
Under a coolness that is felt on the surface of the music, saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh--on the fine release Pogo--creates a tension that is expertly controlled. Intent on developing a style that is personal and recognizable, Sabbagh composes and plays from a core that seems at first tightly controlled. However, that which seems to be reticence turns ...
Jerome Sabbagh: Pogo
by Mark F. Turner
On Pogo, French-born saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh remembers the wise lesson that “If it's not broken; don't fix it. Though his recording label has changed, this release consists of the same quartet members and eclectic formula that made his acclaimed release North (2004, Fresh Sound New Talent) such a success. A thorough technician with ...
