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Audiophile Audition reviews Steve Davis “For Real”…

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http://audaud.com/2014/02/steve-davis-for-real-posi-tone/ Steve Davis – For Real – Posi-Tone Steve Davis – He always “brings it”…   Steve Davis – For Real – Posi-Tone PR8116, 58:09 ****: (Steve Davis – trombone; Abraham Burton – tenor sax; Larry Willis – piano; Nat Reeves – bass; Billy Williams – drums) Steve Davis is one dependable cat. We’ve previously r ...Read More

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May 7th, 2014 at 11:21 pm

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Steve Davis “For Real” is KIOS album of the month…

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kios.org Here’s a release that is going to write it’s own review, a session so inspired and intuitively right-there that it all bubbles to the surface propelled by the buoyant trombone sound of Steve Davis. This quintet session is Davis’s seventeenth album as leader and a gem among a steady succession of strong recordings. Certainly one of our great contemporary jazz artists, S ...Read More

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May 7th, 2014 at 11:15 pm

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Marc Myers weighs in on Steve Davis “For Real”…

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http://www.JazzWax.com Steve Davis—For Real (Positone). Trombonist Steve Davis has hit a tasteful sweet spot here—a mellow, hard bop configuration that keeps the feel gentle but enveloping. All the songs are Davis originals except for one (that one is by pianist Larry Willis)—and the results are so cohesive and melodic you’d think they were from the Blue Note catalogue. Tenor saxophoni ...Read More

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January 20th, 2014 at 11:34 pm

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All About Jazz reviews Steve Davis “For Real”…

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www.allaboutjazz.com For lovers of straight-ahead jazz the Posi-Tone record label is a pretty safe bet, a mark of quality. Label owner and producer Marc Free seems to possess a knack for combining excellent musicians and high quality studios (aided and abetted by engineer Nick O’Toole) to create fresh and rewarding music. Trombonist Steve Davis is one of those excellent musicians andFor Real ...Read More

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January 16th, 2014 at 11:55 am

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StepTempest speaks highly of Steve Davis “For Real”…

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http://steptempest.blogspot.com Any recording by trombonist/composer/educatorSteve Davis is a reason to celebrate.  A 1989 graduate of the HARTT School’s Jackie McLean Institute (at the University of Hartford), Davis has performed with Art Blakey, Chick Corea, Christian McBride and so many others, especially the collective One For All.  He’s also served on the faculty of his alma ma ...Read More

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January 11th, 2014 at 11:04 pm

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JazzWrap covers Steve Davis “For Real”…

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http://jazzwrap.blogspot.com Steve Davis: For Real Steve Davis (trombone) For Real (Posi-Tone; 2014) Abraham Burton (sax) Larry Willis (piano) Nat Reeves (bass) Billy Williams (drums) Steve Davis is in superb form on his new album, For Real. This is probably the best I heard in a couple albums now. While the bandmates remained the same for this album, with the inclusion of Abraham Burton, t ...Read More

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January 11th, 2014 at 1:29 am

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Midwest Record reviews Steve Davis and Sarah Manning Cds…..

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STEVE DAVIS/For Real: Kicking it off with some classic feeling soul/jazz/funk, Davis and his crew find that sweet spot where mainstream and post bop collide in a bouncy ball fun house. Ensemble playing that doesn’t miss a beat, this set of all originals never takes you to that place where you start wishing the gang would break into something like “Compared to What?” so you ...Read More

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January 11th, 2014 at 1:26 am

SomethingElse Reviews Steve Davis “For Real”…

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somethingelsereviews.com Jazz Messengers-alum and sideman trombonist of choice Steve Davis makes his fourth Posi-Tone disc For Realyet another enjoyable collection of no-bullshit, genuine hard bop. Retaining Larry Willis (piano), Nat Reeves (bass) and Billy Williams (drums) from the dandy Gettin’ It Done of 2012,For Real pairs Davis with only one other horn this time, the tenor sax of Abraha ...Read More

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January 8th, 2014 at 6:30 am

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