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Jazz Junction Review: DAVID GIBSON – BOOM!
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Trombonist David Gibson delivers a solid post-bop session that adds further affirmation to the vibrancy of the current jazz scene on his sixth release as a leader. This is no-nonsense, straight ahead music in a program of mostly original compositions. The instrumental setting is a quintet with the fine trumpet player Josh Evans and rhythm section comprised o ...Read More
StepTempest covers David Gibson “Boom!”…
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Trombonist and composerDavid Gibson has a new CD, his 6th as a leader and 3rd for Posi-Tone Records. With a title like “Boom!“, one might expect the season to be a high-powered, “in-your-face”, hard bop but, instead, this is a pleasingly nuanced set of (mostly) originals that finds Gibson leading an impressive quartet of ...Read More
Nippertown reviews David Gibson “Boom!”…
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In an effort to keep the momentum going from the last month of 2014, here’s some music you need to check out – either on your own, or on “Jazz2K @ The Saint”:
DAVID GIBSON
Boom!
(Posi-tone)
Between working with Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band and being the George Gee Swing Orchestra’s musical director, trombonist David Gibson has ...Read More
SomethingElse Reviews blows up the “High Road” from David Gibson’s new CD “Boom!”…
somethingelsereviews.com
Mainstream jazz is always a pleasure to hear when it’s played with crisp vitality and that’s just what trombone player David Gibson brings to the table with his sixth album Boom!. Due out January 20, 2015 by Posi-Tone Records, Boom! is comprised of mostly Gibson originals he wrote with members of his quintet in mind.
This 2003 T ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky reviews David Gibson “Boom!” for All About Jazz…
allaboutjazz.com
Trombonist David Gibson’s Boom!—his sixth leader date, and third release on the Posi-Tone imprint—is something of a fresh start. His two previous releases—A Little Somethin’ (Posi-Tone, 2009) and End Of The Tunnel (Posi-Tone, 2011)—were cut from the same cloth, as each largely focused on funk, soul jazz, and swing; both a ...Read More
Bop n Jazz goes “Boom!” for David Gibson…
criticaljazz.com
David Gibson is back with a retro swing and arguably one of 2014’s finest releases!
Posi-Tone may well be one of the strongest if not the strongest straight ahead labels. Boom! is an elegant yet wildly sophisticated swing that will hit you right between the eyes. The sound is reminiscent of the working bands that started a grand tradition ...Read More
“Interstellar Adventures” is focused keenly on tradition and searching beyond it
Interstellar Adventures makes good on the promise displayed on 2017’s Promethean, the young pianist’s debut for Posi-Tone, and 2015’s Live at Smalls, his first as a leader. It also far surpasses them in originality and pluck. Where the earlier outings, particularly Promethean, showed Hill to be an imaginative player with one eye focused keenly on tradition and the other eagerly searching bey ...Read More
Josh Lawrence’s fascination with colors comes out on “Contrast”
The young trumpeter Josh Lawrence is making quite a splash on the contemporary scene as a player and composer. “Contrast” is his second Posi-Tone album within 12 months to feature his Color Theory ensemble. What a fine band! The rhythm section includes the Curtis Brothers, Zaccai (keyboards) and Luques (bass) plus Anwar Marshall (drums) while the front line has Lawrence paired with ...Read More