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Dan Moretti and Once Through: Stories
by C. Michael Bailey
Jazz educator and all-around musician Dan Moretti adds to his considerable and impressive resume with a new recording from his band Once Through. Stories is Moretti’s outing from academia, giving ample proof that he can walk the walk as well as talk the talk. Leading a guitar- keyboards quintet, Mr. Moretti spins out 21st century grooves ...
The Joe Beck Trio: Just Friends
by C. Michael Bailey
This all-star date incorporates the aggressive electric sound of guitarist Joe Beck with the fusion bona fides of bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb. These guys have been friends for some time and it shows in the excitement of the playing. Beck and his comrades mix it up rhythmically, sonically, electrically, and repertoire-wise. The group ...
Joe Beck Trio: Just Friends
by Dan McClenaghan
Joe Beck's resume dates back to the late sixties: opening for Cream; playing with Buddy Rich; backing Sinatra, Miles, and pop rocker Melanie; plus years of composing for films and TV. Beck is professional and versatile, with a very polished yet relaxed approach on his latest offering, Just Friends.The guitarist got together with a ...
Hilary Noble: Noble Savage
by Jack Bowers
One has to admire the energy that is poured so lavishly into many albums of Afro-Cuban Jazz. Noble Savage bristles with vitality as it explores the many facets of Caribbean-influenced music, with side trips to Australia, home of saxophonist / conguero Hilary Noble’s forebears, and New Orleans. Much of that firepower springs from drummer / percussionist ...
Dan Moretti and Once Through: Stories
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Dan Moretti should be better known. He should have a profile on the level of a Chris Potter or an Eric Alexander. But underappreciation is a frequent way of life in jazz. And if Moretti isn't as well known as he should be, he just keeps working--leader or co-leader on ten CDs to date, including ...
Dino Govoni: In The Library
by Glenn Astarita
Saxophonist Dino Govoni's wide-ranging jazz vernacular is conveyed rather effectively during this sprightly set. He possesses a broad tone, augmented with fluent lines and a relaxed vibe. With his quartet, the artist explores various harmonic frontiers, amid slight shifts in momentum and medium to torridly swinging tempos The rhythm section implements a frisky ...
The Edge of the Pond
Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2002
Track listing: I Believe in You; Saturday; Monk's Dream; Limao; Double Rainbow; Fixing a Hole; Dedicated to You; By Myself; L'
Roman Sun
Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2002
Track listing: It's You or No One, Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers, Watching the Years Go By, Roman Sun, Ballad of the Sad Young Men, The Way You Look Tonight, Velas, Willow Weep for Me, You Won't Forget Me, Rhythm-A-Ning
Finders Keepers
Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2002
Track listing: Ipanema's Blues, Tango, Inner Out, Sea Captain, Andalucia, Solar, Finders Keepers, 3 a.m., Dedication
The Line Between
By Bob Kaufman
Label: Whaling City Sound
Released: 2002
Track listing: Seventh Ray Overture; It
