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Another review for Orrin Evans “Mother’s Touch”…
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Mighty Majestic Brilliance from Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band
by delarue
Big band jazz is not the most lucrative style of music: after paying twenty guys for the gig, you’re lucky if there’s anything left over for you. But some of the most exciting composers in jazz persist in writing and recording large-ensemble pieces. Darcy James Argue is probabl ...Read More
Jeff Krow reviews “Mother’s Touch” for Audiophile Audition…
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Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band – Mother’s Touch – Posi-Tone PR8123, 50:11 ****:
(Orrin Evans – piano; Tanya Darby, Duane Eubanks, Tatum Greenblatt, Brian Kilpatrick, Fabio Morgera – trumpets; David Gibson, Conrad Herwig, Andy Hunter, Stafford Hunter, Brent White – trombones; Mark Allen, Todd Bashore, Doug Dehays, Stacy Dillard, Tim Green, Victor North, Marcus ...Read More
All About Jazz writer Mark Corroto reviews “Mother’s Touch”…
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Nobody does big bands these days. Nobody. Not without institutional support like a university or a foundation. Not unless you are Orrin Evans. The Philadelphia pianist writes and arranges music so appealing, a revolving cast of musicians can’t resist playing his music. While we will never see an independent outfit like the Captain Black ...Read More
Brent Black on Captain Black Big Band “Mother’s Touch”…
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With Mother’s Touch, Evans may be the finest improvisational pianist since McCoy Tyner.
At times I have been tough on Orrin Evans simply because he is that good. Flip The Script may be one of the fines piano trio recordings of the modern era, Mother’s Touch has just raised the bar for big bands everywhere. Orrin Evans is a man of keen intellect and supreme pass ...Read More
Midwest Record goes crazy for B3’s on Posi-Tone…
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BRIAN CHARETTE/Square One: Been jonesing for some hard hitting jazz organ trio work that swings and doesn’t miss? This is the stuff where you can hear Larry Young as well as Jimmy Smith vibing in the background. Straight ahead but loaded with funk and grease, Charette pulls it together here quite masterfully setting the tone and setting the pace for a set that d ...Read More
Dusted Magazine goes back to “Square One” with Brian Charette…
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Organist Brian Charette gets back to basics on Square One with a return to the standard organ trio format of his first few records, albeit with a twist. Guitarist Yotam Silberstein and drummer Mark Ferber are along for the ride and totally aligned with his relatively straightforward designs for the session.
Eleven tracks comprise a program that would fit comforta ...Read More
All About Jazz goes “Outside the Line” with Peter Brendler…
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Peter Brendler: Outside The Line (2014)
By
BRUCE LINDSAY,
Published: April 24, 2014
Thirteen years after graduating from Berklee and over a decade into his career as a professional bassist, Peter Brendler has taken the plunge and released his first album as leader, Outside The Line. Look before you leap, as they say. Wise advice, if the quality of this debut is anythi ...Read More
Dave Sumner covers the new “JG3+3” CD…
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Organist Jared Gold‘s newest album, JG3+3sees him adding a trumpet and two-sax attack to his normal organ-drums-guitar trio. The resulting balancing act between the thick grooves and airy presence of the organ trio and the decisive vernacular and luxuriant heat of the wind instruments makes for a set of well-rounded tunes thick with sonic layers, yet still light ...Read More
SomethingElse Reviews “Outside the Line”…
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I first encountered the savvy of Peter Brendler’s bass when sizing up Jon Irabagon’s wild, seventy-eight minute improvisation ride, Foxy (2010). As the guy placed in between Irabagon’s sax and Barry Altschul’s drums, they wouldn’t have been able to pull this off if not for Brendler’s heroics keeping the tune firmly centered while the other two took endles ...Read More
Nick Bewsey picks “Square One”…
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Brian Charette: Square One – Ace organist Brian Charette delivers equal amounts of funk and frolic on Square One, a zip-line ride through mostly post bebop originals in the Jimmy Smith tradition. Charette is a frequent collaborator with saxophonist Mike DiRubbo (reviewed last month) and though he’s a smooth groove pianist in that group, he sure can kick up ...Read More