Some props for Posi-Tone at Gallery 41….
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FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2012
Just a few of the great new releases….
Focusing on just a few of the really terrific new releases, this time from Positone Records produced by Marc Free:Pianist Orrin Evans has a terific new trio date called “Flip The Script” with Ben Wolfe on bass and Donald Edwards playing the drums.
Saxophonist Ralph Bowen’s new r ...Read More
Another review for Ralph Bowen “Total Eclipse”…
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RALPH BOWEN“Total Eclipse”
(Posi-Tone Records)
Blue Note Records gave Canadian saxman Ralph Bowen his big break in 1985 by putting him in Out of the Blue, a sextet of hard-bopping young lions that included Kenny Garrett, Ralph Peterson and Charles Fambrough. Now 27 years later, Bowen links up with another set of young lions, and the result is the most exciting release of Bow ...Read More
The Jazz Word on “Journeyman”…
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For his sophomore release on Posi-Tone Records, saxophonist Brandon Wright delivers strong, assured soloing over a batch of standout original tunes and a few covers.Journeyman also features the first-rate rhythm section of pianist David Kikoski, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Donald Edwards, all colleagues of Wright from the Mingus Big Band.
Wright’s robust tenor ...Read More
Midwest Record on Steve Davis “Gettin’ It Done”…
STEVE DAVIS/Gettin’ It Done: This bone man puts his old man jazz hat on, serves a little Coltrane and pop, but mostly keeps it original and gets a groovy daddio vibe flowing in full force. Tasty, easy going stuff that can turn into an absolute burner when driving home from work on a summer Friday afternoon, this is the stuff. Nothing much to do here but sit back and enjoy.
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Midwest Record on “Cloud Nine”…
JACAM MANRICKS/Cloud Nine: Manricks makes you wish we were still living in a time when music was one of the main drivers of the culture and he would be celebrated rather than be another cat fighting for his piece of the pie. A stellar sax player that could spent the rest of his career on auto pilot and not draw any negative criticism for it, his writing and playing are so on the money that you kno ...Read More
Greg Thomas on Orrin Evans “Flip the Script”…
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Orrin Evans returns to NYC to ‘Flip the Script’
GREG THOMAS
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Orrin Evans is ready for his return to the East Coast.
Speaking from Japan via Skype, the pianist and composer reports that he’s been on the road a lot since February, performing and teaching. He misses his family in Philly, including his two sons, ages 14 and 19, and his wife ...Read More
Phil Freeman interviews Orrin Evans…
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Q&A: Orrin Evans On The Economics Of Trio Albums, Jazz Musicians’ Constant Reinvention, And Records That Are Too Long
Pianist Orrin Evans is a busy man. With nearly 20 albums out under his own leadership and a slew of impressive sideman performances to his credit, he’s built a sterling reputation on the modern, straight-ahead jazz scene. His music has melody ...Read More
Angelika Beener on “Flip the Script”…
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Orrin Evans ‘Flips the Script’ With 19th Release As Leader
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Angelika Beener
At an impressive nineteen albums in, pianist Orrin Evans sets out to do exactly as the title of his latest suggests. Flip The Script (Posi-Tone), out this month, refers not only to a last-minute repertoire overhaul just before the recording date, but the turn ...Read More
Jazzhistoryonline.com reviews “Flip the Script”…
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Orrin Evans is a complete musician. He has worked with Bobby Watson, Ravi Coltrane, and Wallace Roney, and he composes for and leads the Captain Black Big Band. As a pianist, Evans is a poised player with a deft technique,with roots in McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea. Evans’ new recording “Flip the Script” is an exceptional example of jazz piano in the modern setting. T ...Read More
JazzWax weighs in on “Flip the Script”…
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Pianist Orrin Evans digs-in on Flip the Script (Posi-Tone). For those unfamiliar with Evans, he has a commanding, McCoy Tyner-ish percussive attack that badgers you into an emotional corner. But Evans can be highly introspective, too. It’s truly impossible not to be moved by his piano’s snorting, charging and cajoling. Evans is joined here by bassist Ben Wolfe and drumm ...Read More