Archive for the ‘Toe The Line’ tag
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
Ralph Bowen, Dan Pratt, Brandon Wright: Posi-Tone strikes gold again
By J Hunter
Traditional jazz does not have to be boring. It does not have to be staid, or re-fried or adhere to a formula concocted in a New Orleans barroom over nine decades ago. A lot of the large labels don’t get that. Fortunately, the creative triumvirate at Posi-Tone Records not only understands this concept, but they practice it in a big way. The label closed out 2009 with solid effort ...Read More
A nice AAJ piece featuring reviews of our latest Organ Jazz releases: Wayne Escoffery “Uptown” and the Dan Pratt Organ Quartet “Toe the Line”….
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The State of Organ Jazz 2010, Part I: Wayne Escoffery, Dan Pratt and Matthew Kaminski
By C. Michael Bailey
Organ-based jazz inhabits a unique place as a sub-genre. The combination of the sacred churchy organ with the decadence of blues and bebop made for a heady brew after the introduction of the format by Wild Bill Davis and Bill Doggett in the 1950s. Qualitatively, the name ...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