Archive for the ‘Fowser/Gillece’ tag
Behn Gillece Quintet
w/ Ken Fowser, Jeremy Manasia, Joseph Lepore, Charles Ruggiero
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Behn Gillece Quintet
w/ Ken Fowser, Jeremy Manasia, Joseph Lepore, Charles Ruggiero
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Richard kamins reviews Fowser/Gillece “Top Shelf”…
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This was one of those weeks when music served as a “healing force, helped to ease the pain of the tragic events in Boston and elsewhere. Driving home from work the other night, I put “Top Shelf” into the player; it’s the 4th PosiTone Records release from the duo of Ken Fowser(tenor saxophone) and Behn Gillece (vibraphone) and the easy-going s ...Read More
Marc Myers goes “Top Shelf”…
www.jazzwax.com
In most cases these days, the best new jazz albums sound terrific from their opening notes. I audit about 15 new CDs daily and, in nearly every case, the most inspiring ones are exciting from the get-go. That’s largely because better musicians and their producers know that in today’s world of digital distractions, you have to come out of the gate with your best stuff. ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky reviews Fowser/Gillece “Top Shelf”…
www.allaboutjazz.com
The team of tenor saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece has been steadily releasing music of a similar nature on the Posi-Tone label since its 2009 debut, Full View, hit the shelves. With this, the duo’s fourth album, Fowser and Gillece continue along the same path with nary a stylistic sharp turn, yet this one manages to stand out because of one import ...Read More
Brent Black reviews Fowser/Gillece “Top Shelf”…
www.criticaljazz.com
Roughly 27 years ago Stan Getz made one of the finest duet recordings on the Blue Note label with pianist label. Now the aptly titled Top Shelf picks up where Poetry left off. Granted this release is a sextet with attitude but Fowser and Gillece and the modern jazz evolution of tenor saxophone and vibraphone. Michael Dease sits in on trombone and pushes the front line to the n ...Read More
The Jazz Word on Fowser/Gillece “Top Shelf”…
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Top Shelf is the fourth release for longtime conspirators Ken Fowser and Behn Gillece. Their brand of original straight-ahead jazz is heartfelt and swinging with an interesting mix of complexity and accessibility. Gillece’s vibraphone and Fowser’s tenor saxophone playing are equally grounded in the tradition with an aggressive approach to modern sensibilities. ...Read More
Victor Aaron reviews Fowser/Gillece new CD “Top Shelf”…
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If, as they say, the third time’s the charm, what does that make the fourth time? If it’s concerning a collaboration by tenor saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece, it’s even more so the charm….
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Brent Black reviews Fowser/Gillece “DuoTone”…
www.criticaljazz.com
In 1958 Stan Getz and Cal Tjader released their Sextet recording originally on the Fantasy label. Leaning towards the West Coast Cool sound with a more bossa influenced swing, Getz and Tjader started a trend that is continued to this day with DuoTone from Ken Fowser and Behan Gillece. With the cool dialed back and the swing kicked up a notch we have ten original tunes tha ...Read More
Bill Milkowski reviews DuoTone for JazzTimes…
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Tight harmonies on the frontline between co-leaders Ken Fowser on tenor sax and Behn Gillece on vibraphone set the tone for this solid offering. Backed by the reliably swinging rhythm section of pianist Donald Vega, bassist David Wong and drummer Willie Jones III, Fowser and Gillece exhibit their straight-ahead chemistry on urgent swingers like “Overcooked” and “Back to Back, ...Read More