Dave Sumner covers the new “JG3+3” CD…
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Organist Jared Gold‘s newest album, JG3+3sees him adding a trumpet and two-sax attack to his normal organ-drums-guitar trio. The resulting balancing act between the thick grooves and airy presence of the organ trio and the decisive vernacular and luxuriant heat of the wind instruments makes for a set of well-rounded tunes thick with sonic layers, yet still light ...Read More
SomethingElse Reviews “Outside the Line”…
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I first encountered the savvy of Peter Brendler’s bass when sizing up Jon Irabagon’s wild, seventy-eight minute improvisation ride, Foxy (2010). As the guy placed in between Irabagon’s sax and Barry Altschul’s drums, they wouldn’t have been able to pull this off if not for Brendler’s heroics keeping the tune firmly centered while the other two took endles ...Read More
Nick Bewsey picks “Square One”…
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Brian Charette: Square One – Ace organist Brian Charette delivers equal amounts of funk and frolic on Square One, a zip-line ride through mostly post bebop originals in the Jimmy Smith tradition. Charette is a frequent collaborator with saxophonist Mike DiRubbo (reviewed last month) and though he’s a smooth groove pianist in that group, he sure can kick up ...Read More
More press for Jared Gold “JG3+3″…
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Jared Gold, JG3+3: Seriously enjoyable session from the organist. Utilizing a double sax line-up (of Patrick Cornelius and Jason Marshall on alto and baritone) and trumpeter Tatum Greenblatt, Gold nicely balances the organ-guitar-drums trio’s foggy atmosphere with some decisively pointed statements of melody from the wind instruments. Those strong melodies lead to some ni ...Read More
Another write-up for Peter Brendler “Outside the Line”…
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Peter Brendler, Outside the Line: Nice modern set from bassist Brendler, who brings a strong quartet to the table with drummer Vinnie Sperrazza, trumpeter Peter Evans, and saxophonist Rich Perry. A post-bop album that allows its seams to become frayed and its joints loosened, creating shifts in sound to something freer and untamed… makes for some nice marks of contrast wi ...Read More
More Coverage for Brian Charette “Square One”…
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Damn tight Hammond work from Brian Charette – a player with a really deft touch on the keys, and able to really showcase his own voice on the instrument, but also dip back into some older soulful modes as well! Most of the tracks here are originals by Charette – although there’s also a great Meters cover too – and his trio has all the right inflections to ...Read More
SomethingElse Reviews the new Jared Gold CD…
http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/03/27/jared-gold-jg-33-2014/
Sometimes, both quality and quantity is possible: Hammond B3 commander Jared Gold has been punctually making a record a year since 2008. It has become a ritual to break ‘em down here every year since 2010, and get delighted with the results each time.
2014′s entry is called JG 3+3, and as the title indicates, this is an expa ...Read More
Step Tempest goes positively Posi-Tone again…
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Positively Posi-Tone (Part 2)
Bassist Peter Brendler, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, graduated from the Berklee School of Music and then went on to the Master’s Program at the Manhattan School of Music. He’s worked with pianist Frank Kimbrough, drummer Barry Altshul, and saxophonist Jon Irabagon (who recorded his “Foxy” CD with Altshul and B ...Read More
A nice review for Peter Brendler “Outside the Line”…
http://www.criticaljazz.com/2014/04/peter-brendler-outside-line-posi-tone.html
Peter Brendler Outside The Line Posi-Tone 2014
The most under rated bassist in improvisational music…
Brent Black / www.criticaljazz.com
Peter Brendler is no newbie. Peter Brendler is a critically acclaimed bassist held in high esteem by his contemporaries but he does find himself in an overly crowded field ...Read More
Music and More goes back to “Square One” with Brian Charette
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Widely touring organist Brian Charette is accompanied on this album by Yotam Silberstein on guitar and Mark Ferber on drums. They are grooving hard on “Aaight!” and “If” to begin and then move nicely into blues, bop and ballads always swinging in an alluring and accessible manner. Charette is part of the organ tradition of Jimmy Smith and Larry Yo ...Read More