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Allan Wilkinson on Ed Cherry…
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There’s a cleanliness in Ed Cherry’s guitar style, an immaculate delicacy that is never allowed to stray into the clinical precision of a smoother kind of jazz. On IT’S ALL GOOD, Cherry’s playing breathes its soul out in whispers, often tackling some rather complex melodies and improvisations with a lightness that prompts you to get as close as you ...Read More
StepTempest reviews Jordan Young “Cymbal Melodies”…
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Detroit-native and University of Michigan graduate Jordan Young, drummer by trade, has issued his 2nd CD as a leader. “Cymbal Melodies” is his debut for Posi-Tone Records and features organist Brian Charette, guitarist Avi Rothbard and, on several tracks, saxophonist Joe Sucato(a member of Young’s “working” band.) The program consists ...Read More
JazzTimes reviews Jacam Manricks “Cloud Nine”…
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By Bill Milkowski
Australian-born, New York-based alto saxophonist-composer Jacam Manricks has been quietly churning out quality recordings as a leader that feature some of the most in-demand players on the NYC scene. Cloud Nine, his fourth, is no exception. With Adam Rogers on guitar, Matt Wilson on drums and Sam Yahel on organ, he has recruited first-class talent. Together ...Read More
Steve Davis is Frank Alkyer’s Downbeat Editor’s Pick…..
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Steve Davis, Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone)
If you’re looking for a killer straightahead record, grab a copy of Steve Davis’ Gettin’ It Done. The trombone veteran has a blue-chip pedigree as a sideman with the likes of Art Blakey and Jackie McLean—and a fine string of releases as a leader, too. Davis proudly shows off his hard-bop chops as Gettin’ It Done swings thro ...Read More
Critical Jazz agrees that with Ed Cherry “It’s All Good”…
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My regulars know I am a sucker for an organ trio, an even bigger sucker for a guitarist that can swing without venturing off that self indulgent cliff…Meet Ed Cherry and his first release on Posi-Tone which is appropriately titled “It’s All Good” featuring Byron Landham on drums ( Joey DeFrancesco ) and B3 dynamo Pat Bianchi who has played with everyone ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky confirms “It’s All Good” with Ed Cherry…
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Guitarist Ed Cherry is best known for his lengthy, decade-plus tenure with trumpet titan Dizzy Gillespie, but his work with another heavyweight of a different ilk—organist Big John Patton—is a more obvious influence on It’s All Good. Cherry played the important role of Patton’s guitar-playing foil during some of the legend’s ’90s comeback session ...Read More
Ed Cherry is on the October Hot List….
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Ed Cherry
It’s All Good
Posi-Tone
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On this all-standards program, guitarist Ed Cherry leads a crack trio (including the great organist Pat Bianchi and drummer Byron Landham) through a nice variety of tunes both familiar (“You Don’t Know What Love Is,” “In a Sentimental Mood”) and less so (Duke Pearson’s “Christo Redentor,” Wayne Shorter’s “Deluge” ...Read More
Lucid Culture on Ed Cherry “It’s All Good”…
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Sweet Soulful B3 Grooves from Ed Cherry and Pat Bianchi
It’s unusual that a month goes by without a B3 album on this page at some point. For some people, funky organ grooves can be overkill; others (guess who) can’t get enough of them. Veteran guitarist Ed Cherry knows a little something about them, considering his association with the guy who might have been the ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky writes up Jordan Young “Cymbal Melodies”…
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Drummer Jordan Young took the organ quartet outside of its stylistic comfort zone on his debut, Jordan Young Group (Self Produced, 2010), and continues to carve his own path within this format on this enjoyable follow-up. Young reconvenes the quartet from his first leader date, with Avi Rothbard taking the place of guitaristYotam Silberstein, and puts together an appealing ...Read More
The Jazz Word on Jordan Young “Cymbal Melodies”…
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012
Jordan Young – Cymbal Melodies
2012 Posi-Tone
New York-based drummer Jordan Young delves into the classic sounds of organ jazz for his Posi-Tone debut Cymbal Melodies. With the inimitable Brian Charette manning the B3, Avi Rothbard on guitar and Joe Sucato on saxophone for four tunes, Young creates interesting twists on tunes that mig ...Read More