Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Read Sax Shed.com’s review of Ralph Bowen “Power Play” featuring Orrin Evans…
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Saxophonist Ralph Bowen steps out once again on Posi-Tone Records with his newest release Power Play. The quartet features Orrin Evans on piano, Kenny Davis on bass and Donald Edwards on drums and Bowen on tenor saxophone.
I have written before that I have been a huge fan of Ralph Bowen’s since first hearing him play with the 80s jazz group OTB (Out of the Blue). I have followed his ...Read More
The next review is in for the new Ralph Bowen CD “Power Play”
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by S. Victor Aaron
It seems like it was not even a year since we were last here chatting up a new Ralph Bowen CD, and checking back, there actually is less than twelve months between his last one, Due Reverence and this one due out on February 8, Power Play. That makes his third Posi-Tone record in as many years. And given how deadgummed good the last one was, that is ...Read More
Peter Hum weighs on Ehud Asherie and Harry Allen’s old-fashoined swing set “Modern Life”…
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Time machine jazz (CD reviews)
By phum Mon, Jan 31 2011 COMMENTS(0) Jazzblog.ca
Filed under: Larry Goldings, CD reviews, Harry Allen, Ehud Asherie
Is tenor saxophonist Harry Allen the Dr. Who of jazz? You might think so, given the two recent CDs that feature the hornman, who turns 45 this year but revels in an esthetic and sound that was in full bloom decades before he was born. To rea ...Read More
Bruce Lindsay’s AAJ review of Doug Webb “Renovations”…
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April 24, 2009 was a busy day for saxophonist Doug Webb, his fellow musicians and the production team at North Hollywood’s Entourage Studios. Recordings from that day have already been released on the excellent Midnight (Posi-Tone 2010): now Renovations delivers more music from the session, and very welcome it is, too.
As with the previous recording Renovations features the ...Read More
More coverage for the Mike DiRubbo “Chronos” CD
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It’s funny, I don’t own a single Mike DiRubbo album, which now sounds like a crime. But I actually own almost ever album his performed on as a sideman. Weird. I checked before I started writing this entry and its true!
DiRubbo is one of those rare breeds in the new crop of straight-ahead musicians. His style is very reminiscent of his influences, Coltrane, ...Read More
Mike DiRubbo is the main course on today’s jazzbreakfast with Peter Bacon…
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Saxophone, organ and drums with DiRubbo on the saxophones (alto, sometimes multiple tracked), Brian Charette on organ and Rudy Royston on drums.
DiRubbo is Connecticut-born, studied with, among others Jackie McLean, and is a regular player at New York clubs like Smalls and the 55 Bar, as well as a teacher; Charette, also from Connecticut, is one of the guys to go to for B3 Hammon ...Read More
NY Examiner writer Layla Macoran coverage for Jared Gold “Out of Line”….
Jared Gold- Out of Line (Posi-tone Records)
Here is another release from the man who brought you the theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter” on the last CD, Supersonic. Chris Cheek on saxophone, Dave Stryker on guitar and Mark Ferber on drums complement Gold’s Hammond B-3 organ. Out of Line is more subtle that Supersonic. The songs, ranging from Stevie Wonder’s “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” ...Read More
A tremendous review by Bruce Lindsay from All About Jazz for Doug Webb “Midnight” CD….
www.allaboutjazz.comSaxophonist Doug Webb leads a superb quartet on Midnight, creating a late-night atmosphere with a hint of nostalgia on a range of classic tunes.
Webb’s career stretches back for 30 years and includes work with some of the finest jazz musicians, including Bud Shanks, Horace Silver and Freddie Hubbard, as well as leading rock and pop acts including Rod Stewart. Midnight see ...Read More
Audiophile Audition provides coverage for the new Mike DiRubbo CD “Chronos”….
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Mike DiRubbo – Chronos – Posi-TonePR 8072, 50:24 ****:
(Mike DiRubbo, saxophones; Brian Charette, B-3; Rudy Royston, drums)
When we last visited with saxophonist, Mike DiRubbo, in August 2009, reviewing Repercussion, we advised that it was a smart move on the part of Posi-Tone to sign Mike to their roster, as he is a saxophone (largely alto) man for all seasons. He has t ...Read More