A nice review for Ehud Asherie “Organic”…
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There are but a handful of truly gifted artists that posses the ability to split time between piano and organ without either skill taking a back seat or suffering some sort of sonic breakdown. Fats Waller, Larry Goldings and Sam Yahel are but a taste of the talent that does not draw a line between the two instruments and Ehud Asherie can now be placed along side these masters ...Read More
Brent Black pens a new write-up for Jacam Manricks “Trigonometry”…
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I have often compared the work of a jazz critic/advocate as to that of a musical prospector. Hours are spent searching and more importantly listening for those special artists that can rise to the occasion with a new and exciting musical voice. Jacam ManRicks and Trigonometry are the perfect example of time and effort well spent.
For the uninitiated trigonometry is :
A b ...Read More
Another review for Steve Davis “Images”…
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Images is a somewhat personal rather conceptualized musical love letter if you will to the hometown of trombonist Steve Davis. Hardly a jazz mecca I guess the old saying is true that home is where the heart is but happiness if where your friends are. Either way i roll a doughnut living in the cultural black hole that is Louisville Kentucky. This Hartford suite while occasiona ...Read More
SaxShed recommends Tom Tallitsch and Brandon Wright…
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Posi-Tone Records continues to feature new, young and talented jazz saxophonists. Most recently two such talents have released their newest efforts on CD.
Tom Tallitsch’s “Heads or Tales” and Brandon Wright’s “Journey Man” represent just two of the fine recordings available from Posi-Tone.
Tom Tallitsch’s “Heads or Tales” Press Release reads:
“Tom Tallitsch unleashe ...Read More
Straight No Chaser – Podcast: A Conversation with Brandon Wright
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It’s a treat to hear a musician coming into his own. A few listens to Journeyman, the second CD release from Brandon Wright, gives you a chance to hear a saxophonist who has the verve and fire to become a major player. His debut CD, Boiling Point,featured his tenor sax alongside trumpeter Alex Sipiagin. Two years later, he’s the sole front man in a quartet ...Read More
Ken Franckling reviews Jared Gold “Golden Child”…
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Jared Gold, Golden Child (Posi-Tone)
By it’s very nature, the Hammond B3 organ has a funky sound, but not all of the music produced on it has the greasy “chicken shack” feel associated with the late Jimmy Smith. I love that sound, dripping with soul, but I also like the cleaner, more contemporary sound that has evolved from the work of players like Larry ...Read More
Jazz CD reviews: Brandon Wright ‘Journeyman’…
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Brandon Wright
“Journeyman” (Posi-Tone)
Wright comes right out of the gate with a swagger akin to the great West Coast tenor man Pete Christlieb. “Shapeshifter,” a Wright original based on the standard “What Is This Thing Called Love,” is a hard bop burner on which fellow members of the Mingus Big Band — pianist David Kikoski, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Dona ...Read More
Bruce Lindsay reviews Orrin Evans “Flip the Script”…
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In the wrong hands, the contemporary piano trio can sound like a retread of piano trios since the dawn of popular music. In the right hands it remains a potent force: exciting, engaging, full of imagination and capable of flights of invention. The hands of Orrin Evans are the right hands. The Philadelphia-born pianist is approaching 20 years as a recording artist and, by the s ...Read More
Peter Hum reviews Jared Gold and Tom Tallitsch…
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The discs below feature the fine work of organist Jared Gold, who should be on your get-t0-know list if you’re not already familiar with him…
Golden Child (Posi-Tone)
Jared Gold
Attention Larry Goldings, Sam Yahel and other acknowledged contemporary jazz organ masters: Jared Gold is nipping at your heels.
The young New York organist is amassing some formidable playi ...Read More
Another review for Ralph Bowen “Due Reverence”…
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As a jazz critic or advocate as I prefer to refer to myself as perhaps the most frustrating part of the job is panning for sonic gold. Recently at the JEN Convention in Louisville I discussed the question of players looking to be stars first and musicians second. Players that have an immense wealth of academic knowledge but somehow are missing the soul or passion to push not ...Read More