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A fresh take on Dan Pratt “Toe The Line”…
http://www.criticaljazz.com/2012/05/dan-pratt-toe-line-posi-tone-2010.html
To toe the line implies a strict adherence to follow the rules. So right away the title is certainly a contradiction in terms but the end result is a remarkable organ quartet that while maintaining that special soulful groove never forgets the lyrical straight ahead sense of urgency with the finished product being a smoker! ...Read More
Listener’s Notes – From the CD Stack: Gold, DPOQ….
http://markehayes.blogspot.com/2010/08/listeners-notes-from-cd-stack-gold-dpoq.html
Listener’s Notes – From the CD Stack: Gold, DPOQ
by Mark E Hayes
It’s time to pick my favorites from the stack of CD’s that’s been piling up over the summer. Week-to-week, I receive an awful lot of music to review, so here’s the deal. Any new release gets a quick hearing ...Read More
Traditional jazz gets a modern sound.
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Dan Pratt Organ Quartet – Toe the Line – Posi-Tone Records PR8059, 59:31 ****:
(Dan Pratt, tenor saxophone; Alan Ferber, trombone; Jared Gold, Hammond B3 Organ; Mark Ferber, drums)
Dan Pratt has rapidly established himself as a force in the modern jazz movement. In high school, he performed with the Monterey Jazz Festival High School Band, and then attended the Berklee School ...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
Here’s another review for our new Dan Pratt Organ Quartet record “Toe the Line” featuring Alan Ferber, Jared Gold, and Mark Ferber…
www.allaboutjazz.com
Toe the Line is a phrase which signifies unwavering obedience to a doctrine, structure, or rule, but the Dan Pratt Organ Quartet defies such a rule. The group conforms to the rule of playing with flair, but little else.
Pratt, who plays tenor saxophone, was a member of the Monterey Jazz Festival High School All-Star Band, and his professional career includes work with Joe Lova ...Read More
Another positive review for Dan Pratt Organ Quartet “Toe the Line”….
by Derek Taylor
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The Hammond organ is a hardy instrument, having weathered waxing and waning popularity since pioneers like Fats Waller and Bill Doggett brought it prominence as a viable jazz voice. Still, the number of players who opt to apply it to adventurous settings remains relatively few compared to the legion content to toe the line of convention. Saxophonist ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky’s poignant review of the new Dan Pratt Organ Quartet CD “Toe the Line” taken from AAJ.com ….
Toe The Line
Dan Pratt | Posi-Tone Records (2010)
By Dan Bilawsky
Toe The Line does far more than its name implies. Saxophonist Dan Pratt has put together a record that, while loyal to the “small organ group” tradition, also manages to cover broad stylistic ground. Within this category, certain norms or standards seem to be expected in the music: Jimmy Smith’s records provide a g ...Read More
John Kelman’s AAJ review for our David Binney/Alan Ferber CD “In The Paint”……
www.allaboutjazz.com
By John Kelman
With an influence felt, perhaps, as much or more in the work of others than in his own record sales, alto saxophonist David Binney rarely co-leads groups, but his longstanding collaboration with pianist Edward Simon has been fruitful in more ways than one. Sharing compositional and conceptual duties frees him to focus more on his playing, and that’s always ...Read More