Another great review for Brandon Wright “Journeyman”…
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You have to give the Los Angeles-based label Posi-Tone props for bringing the music of some lesser-known up-and-comers to the jazz market. One of the label’s brightest prospects is the 30-year-old tenor saxophonist Brandon Wright, especially given the musical strength and breadth he demonstrates on his latest discJourne ...Read More
Peter Hum covers Steve Davis “Gettin’ It Done”…
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Trombonist Steve Davis’ latest disc, his second on that post-bop flagbearer of a label Posi-Tone, is loaded with keen, well-crafted music for a no-nonsense, at times Blakey-style sextet.
Kicking off the CD is an incisive three-horns arrangement of John Coltrane’s 1961 piece Village Blues. Davis, alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo, the brash-young trumpeter Josh Bruneau, ...Read More
lucid culture reviews Jared Gold “Golden Child”…
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Jared Gold Pushes the B3 Envelope
In a way, organist Jared Gold is to the Posi-Tone label what Willie Dixon was to Chess: he seems to be on practically all their records. And why not? He’s a good player, and he’s literally never made a bad album. His fifth as a bandleader, Golden Child, has been out for a few months: fans of organ jazz who’re looking for some ...Read More
Audiophile Audition reviews Steve Davis “Gettin’ It Done”…
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Steve Davis – Gettin’ It Done – Posi-Tone Records PR 8099, 57:14 ****
(Steve Davis – trombone; Josh Bruneau – trumpet/flugelhorn; Mike Dirubbo – also sax; Larry Willis – piano; Nat Reeves – bass; Billy Williams – drums)
Hard bop lives. Well perhaps not the edgy version practiced by Art Blakey and Horace Silver in the ‘50s and ‘60s, but the softer-sided sound as e ...Read More
David Adler chimes in “On Orrin Evans”…
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Pianist Orrin Evans is on a hot streak. For evidence look to his recent Posi-Tone releases Freedom, Faith In Action andCaptain Black Big Band, not to mention his sideman turn with Ralph Bowen onPower Play or his work with the co-led group Tarbaby. On his new Flip the Script, the Philadelphian enlists bassist Ben Wolfe and drummer Donald Edwards for a trio se ...Read More
Jazzwrap on Steve Davis “Gettin’ It Done”…
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The interlude between One For All albums seems to be getting wider and wider lately. Steve Davis being one of the founder members of that exciting sextet. But that gaps tends to bring out the best in each members own bands in which they are the leader. Davis returns with his newest release, Gettin’ It Done, a fabulous session which sees the trombonist in killer form. ...Read More
Britt Robson’s eMusic review of “Flip the Script”…
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As a pianist, Orrin Evans features a muscular attack with a meaty tonality and impatience with elongated or predictable phrasing. As an artist, he has emerged as a formidable, increasingly indispensable presence in jazz, whether leading the balls-to-the-wall Captain Black Big Band, the politically charged Tarbaby, or small ensemble recordings. Flip The Script is a trio outing with ...Read More
Jazz Wax on Steve Davis “Gettin It Done”…
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One of this year’s finest hard bop albums is trombonist Steve Davis’ Gettin’ It Done (Posi-tone). All of the songs and arrangements are his, and the sound is Blue Note, circa 1962. Davis is joined by Josh Bruneau on trumpet and flugelhorn, Mike Dirubbo on alto sax, Larry Willis on piano, Nat Reeves on bass and Billy Williams on drums. The pacing and aggression ...Read More
Music and More on Steve Davis “Gettin It Done”…
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Steve Davis – Gettin’ It Done (Posi-Tone, 2012)
Trombonist Steve Davis has many credits as both a leader and as a sideman in the modern mainstream jazz scene. On this album he channels the spirit of Art Blakey, Horace Silver and other hard bop masters to create a fine and swinging album. On this album, he is accompanied by Josh Bruneau on trumpet and flugel ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky on Steve Davis “Gettin It Done”…
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Trombonist Steve Davis has never had a problem getting things done. He instantly joined the slide-wielding elite when he graduated from the Hartt School’s Jackie McLeanInstitute in 1989 and joined up with drummer Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. That gig jump-started his career and he’s never looked back. Stints with McLean and pianist Chick Corea followed, ...Read More