Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Here’s some new reviews of the latest Tarbaby and Ehud Asherie discs taken from the pen of Victor Aaron over at Something Else!…….
www.somethingelsereviews.com
What a stellar year it’s been for Posi-Tone Records. They’ve generated record after record of honest-to-goodness mainstream jazz done with taste, style, with exceptional sidemen and flawless production. After reviewing zero releases prior to 2010, we’ve now given our impressions on a dozen releases, eleven of them 2010 releases. However, Posi-Tone isn ...Read More
Some more AAJ coverage for Ehud Asherie’s new CD “Organic” featuring Peter Bernstein Phil Stewart and Dimitri Baevsky….
www.allaboutjazz.com
Track Listing: Tonight; Valse Pra Jelena; The Stopper; Coquette; It’s Possible; Favela; Apostrophe; Blues For Fats.
Personnel: Ehud Asherie: organ; Peter Bernstein: guitar; Dmitry Baevsky: tenor saxophone; Phil Stewart: drums.
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Organic
Organic is Israeli-born Ehud Asherie’s fourth album as leader on the Posi- Tone label. It’s also his seco ...Read More
Some fantastic coverage for Tarbaby – The End of Fear from Rifftides blogger Doug Ramsey….
www.artsjournal.com/rifftides
Recent Listening: Tarbaby
Orrin Evans, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits & Guests, Tarbaby: The End of Fear (Posi-tone). Pianist Evans, bassist Revis and drummer Waits comprise a leaderless or cooperative trio who live up to the album’s subtitle. They are not afraid to go wacky, nearly unhinged, in two free pieces, “Heads”—featuring trumpeter Nicholas ...Read More
Jeff Krow of Audiophile Audition weighs in on Ehud Asherie “Organic”….
audaud.com
Ehud Asherie – Organic – Posi-Tone Records PR 8071, 43:11 ***½:
(Ehud Asherie, Hammond B-3 organ; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Dmitry Baevsky, alto sax; Phil Stewart, drums)
There has been a pleasant trend for lovers of the Hammond B-3 organ. It is the resurgence in the popularity of this groove machine. Pianists are turning to the Hammond B-3 to open up their repertoire to exp ...Read More
Nice coverage from AAJ writer Dan Bilawsky reviewing our latest CD release “Organic” by Ehud Asherie featuring Peter Bernstein….
allaboutjazz.com
Contrary to what some might believe, the designation of a musician as an organist or pianist does not have to be mutually exclusive. While some players choose to focus all of their time and energy on one of these instruments, many others prefer to branch out and try their hand at both. Fats Waller wasn’t afraid to work in both worlds, and a whole list of modern-day players, ...Read More
New review of Tarbaby “The End of Fear” from AAj writer Dan Bilawsky…
www.allaboutjazz.com
Virtually every musician deals with fear at one time or another. Perhaps it comes with a first opportunity to perform in an ensemble, or maybe it arrives when first taking flight and leaving the relative comforts of written music, searching for an elusive sound through an improvised medium. Regardless of when it happens, performers have to learn to work through this fear to re ...Read More
The Burning Amubulance reviews the new Jared Gold “Out of Line” CD….
http://burningambulance.com
Jared Gold is a young organist with a fondness for old soul; in addition to five originals, a Hank Mobley tune (“An Aperitif”) and a Hoagy Carmichael number to close (“Skylark”), this disc includes versions of Stevie Wonder‘s “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” and the Delfonics‘ “La-La (Means I Love You).” What this means in practice is that the tracks o ...Read More
Here’s the first review for our latest CD “Midnight” by saxophonist Doug Webb
www.audaud.com
Doug Webb – Midnight – Posi-Tone PR 8070, 52:19 ****:
(Doug Webb, saxophones; Larry Goldings, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass; Gerry Gibbs, drums; with special guests: Joe Bagg (tracks 1 & 4) and Mahesh Balasooriya, (track 5) – piano)
Both Los Angeles and New York City have many jazz musicians who remain largely a secret to the public as they remain mostly in the ...Read More
Peter Hum’s rundown of Fowser/Gillece “Little Echo” taken from the pages of jazzblog.ca ……..
Little Echo (Posi-Tone)
Ken Fowser & Behn Gillece
jazzblog.ca
Unlike Dana Lauren, the saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece, who are a few years older than she is, have a very focused take on their stylistic turf. They are unabashed lovers and perpetrators of hard bop and a brand of modal jazz that more secular than the spiritual style that John Coltrane ushered into being. Som ...Read More
Winnipeg Free Press review for Tarbaby ” The End of Fear”….
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/112467429.html
TARBABY
The End of Fear (Posi-Tone)
YES, it’s a provocative band name, and there is some provocative music in spots, but this CD is great.
At its core is a power trio of sorts in pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Nasheet Watts, augmented by saxophonists Oliver Lake (alto) and J.D. Allen (tenor ...Read More