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Chris Fagan: Fortune Telling

Read "Fortune Telling" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
February 23, 2026

Saxophonist Chris Fagan traveled well south of the equator--in fact, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2025--to record Fortune Telling, his first album as a leader in almost 30 years. Fagan also changed horns, from alto saxophone on that earlier recording (Signs of Life) to tenor while adding clarinet to the mix (and at times, thanks ...

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Fortune Telling

By Chris Fagan

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Adivinhação; Conte Mais; Ondas; Com Amigos ao meu Lado; Eu Me Lembro; Chegando Atrasado; Uncooked Nerves; Que Será (Á Flor da Pele).

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This Is Now

By Pony Boy All-Star Big Band

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Harrod's Creek; Sabermetric Samba; 21st Century; Rabin; Mr. X; All The Things I’m Not; Inlet; I Fall In Love Too Easily; The Ray; Geo Rose;. I Won't Dance; Bahia.

Article: Year in Review

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Jack Bowers
December 12, 2024

On a personal note, this is unlike any “best of the year" summaries I've written during my more than twenty-five years as a reviewer for All About Jazz. The reason is that I fell in late April and broke my left femur. As a result, I completed no reviews from that time until early September, a ...

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Pony Boy All-Star Big Band: This Is Now

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by Jack Bowers
November 12, 2024

This Is Now is a venturous and engaging concert date by the Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, taped in May 2024 at Boxley's jazz club in North Bend, Washington. Pony Boy refers to the band's label, Pony Boy Records, while the term All-Star is, as always, in the eye (and ear) of the beholder. Clearly, there ...

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When You're Smiling

By Danny Kolke

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: When You're Smiling; Beautiful Friendship; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Make You Feel My Love; Sandu; Misty; Skylark; September in the Rain; That's All; It is Well with My Soul

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Rising Tide

By Frank Kohl

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Rock and Roll; Rising Tide; With Tears of Joy; Richman Poorman; Love Letters; Late Night; My Romance' Beautiful Love.

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Hourglass

By Kareem Kandi

Label: Pony Boy Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Impressions; Hourglass; Curvaceous; Stardust; Guess Again; You Make Me Feel So Young

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Kareem Kandi Band: Hourglass

by Paul Rauch
May 18, 2017

The jazz organ trio, with saxophone and drums, is an efficient concept in terms of musical identity; it exposes the members to the core of their collective musical being, laying bare the total expressiveness of the players, and the strengths and weaknesses of the collective. It's like a mini-big band, with B3 sounds swirling and creating ...

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Frank Kohl: Rising Tide

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by Geannine Reid
May 16, 2017

Guitarist Frank Kohl releases his fourth album as a leader, entitled, Rising Tide. The Seattle-based guitarist is joined by bassist Steve LaSpina, pianist (and brother) Tom Kohl, and drummer Jon Doty. Kohl penned five of the eight tunes, with the balance pulling from the standards repertoire.Kohl's guitar sound is warm, clear and sounds as ...