Results for "Rich Thompson"
Chamber Jazz

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: While in Pass Manchac; Charlotte and Evan; Don’t Explain; Bebe; Pee Wee; Oska T; Abschied, Ray; Atchafalaya Fiction.
Charles Pillow Ensemble: Chamber Jazz

by Jack Bowers
Chamber Jazz, alto saxophonist Charles Pillow's eighth recording as leader of his ensemble, is a generally sedate but remarkably engaging series of tone poems that combine contemporary jazz with elements of classical music to produce a hybrid that underlines what is most harmonious and charming in each genre. Chamber Jazz is what it says, and chamber ...
Triocity: I Believe In You

by Dan Bilawsky
Here's a formula we've all seen before: take three musicians and let them loose on a program of standards and Great American Songbook chestnuts. It sounds all too simple and pedestrian, right? Guess again. When you're talking about the combined creative forces of multi-reedist Charles Pillow, bassist Jeff Campbell, and drummer Rich Thompson, the potential of ...
Less Is More

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Lotus Blossom; Hoot Gibson; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Camping
Out; Less Is More; Invisible; It's So Easy To Remember; This Is For
Albert; I've Never Been In Love Before; Step Lightly.
Rich Thompson: Less is More

by Hrayr Attarian
Drummer and educator Rich Thompson's third release as a leader Less is More, on the Seattle based Origin records, is a suave mix of quintessential hard bop standards; show tunes and a couple of originals that is full of delightful group dynamics and individual virtuosity. Thompson leads his quartet with a relaxed confidence and impeccable dexterity ...
Less is More

Album: Less Is More
By Rich Thompson
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2013
Duration: 6:59
Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names

by Jack Bowers
As the countdown continues toward the last Big Band Report in June, the time has come to point fingers and name names--in other words, to compile a short list of contemporary jazz musicians who have risen above the norm to help make life more pleasurable for one devoted listener. These are, mind you, personal choices, and ...