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Due Reverence is served up on the jazzbreakfast…
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Disc of the day: 25-05-10
Posted on 25 May 2010 by peterbacon
Ralph Bowen: Due Reverence (Positone PR8061)
The New York tenor player and associate prof of jazz studies at Rutgers University might not be a household name over here in the UK, but you can judge the measure of the man by his sidemen here: Sean Jones on trumpet, Adam Rogers on guitar, John Patitucci ...Read More
Sarah Manning – Dandelion Clock (Positone)
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Sarah Manning – Dandelion Clock (Positone)
A few seconds with Sarah Manning’s cutting and passionate alto and it comes as no surprise that one of her key early mentors was none other than Jackie McLean. Manning also studied with Yusef Lateef on one leg of a cross-coastal odyssey that eventually ended in New York City. This quartet set, her debut for Posito ...Read More
John Barron’s AllAboutJazz review of Steve Davis’ Images
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Images – The Hartford Suite
Steve Davis | Posi-Tone Records (2010)
By John Barron
Images—The Hartford Suite pays homage to the culture and history of Hartford, Connecticut, courtesy of trombonist/composer Steve Davis, a long time resident of the city and faculty member at the University of Hartford. The ten-part suite is a sizzling set of straight-ahead jazz; stimulating, ...Read More
31 Days Of Album Reviews #23: Dan Pratt Organ Quartet, “Toe The Line”
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DAN PRATT ORGAN QUARTET
Toe the Line (Posi-Tone)
Tenor saxophonist Dan Pratt has been leading this group for close to a decade; its debut CD,Springloaded, was released in 2003. Toe the Line is the quartet’s first CD on Posi-Tone, a retro-ish label I’ve started to really admire. They focus their attention on groups that mix modernity and classicism, that swing ...Read More
jazzreview.com write-up for “Due Reverence”…
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CD Title: Due Reverence
Year: 2010
Record Label: Posi-Tone
Style: Straight-Ahead / Classic
Musicians:Ralph Bowen (tenor saxophone), Sean Jones (trumpet), Adam Rogers (guitar), John Patitucci (bass), Antonio Sanchez (drums)
Review:On the wings of his 2009 Posi-Tone release Dedicated, tenor sax ace Ralph Bowen reenlists the same all-star lineup for Due Reverence. Simply stated, ...Read More
John Patten’s AAJ review for “Due Reverence”…
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Saxophonist Ralph Bowen’s Due Reverence is a too-short set of tributes to horn players who’ve made an impression on Bowen. The five tunes were written in the styles of players Ted Dunbar, Bob Mintzer, James Scott, Phil Nimmons and Robert Dick.
Bowen gets backing from a strong quartet—Sean Jones on trumpet, Adam Rogers on guitar, John Patitucci on bass and ...Read More
A rave review of Dandelion Clock from lucidculture
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CD Review: Sarah Manning – Dandelion Clock
May 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Count this as the best jazz album of this young decade so far – give it another ten years and it could be be one of the best jazz albums of an old decade. Not only is Sarah Manning a fearless and intense player, she’s a fearless and intense composer, shades of another first-class alto ...Read More
Woodrow Wilkins from AAJ.com on Boiling Point
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by Woodrow Wilkins
It’s never a bad thing when an artist emerges with a collection of more original music than remakes of standards. And when the covers are unique arrangements, or of songs not copied ad nauseam, so much the better, as is the case with saxophonist Brandon Wright’s Boiling Point.
Wright, originally from Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, leads his own quartet ...Read More
Bruce Lindsay’s review of Sarah Manning “Dandelion Clock”……
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by Bruce Lindsay
Dandelion Clock
Sarah Manning | Posi-Tone Records (2010)
By Bruce Lindsay
The cover of Dandelion Clock, Sarah Manning’s third album as leader, shows the saxophonist in soft focus, lying on a bed of fallen autumn leaves and lightly cradling her alto. It’s standard smooth jazz cover art—but appearances can be deceptive, for Manning is one of the ha ...Read More
AAJ writer Raul D’Gama Rose gives us a heartfelt run down of Brandon Wright “Boiling Point”….
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by Raul D’Gama Rose
The appeal of saxophonist, Brandon Wright comes fast, bearing a rather lyrical swagger. This young tenor player shows plenty of confidence—even cockiness—and a mature attitude on Boiling Point. Wright has a full, round tone and a forthright attack; his fingering is deft, almost like a stage magician, and it bodes with it a whispering glissando in ...Read More