Dan Bilawsky reviews Sean Nowell “Stockholm Swingin’ “…
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Tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell’s third CD is an engaging set of music that was recorded live at the Glen Miller Café in Stockholm at the end of a fourteen-day tour through Sweden. Nowell’s band mate in Travis Sullivan’s Björkestra, drummer Joe Abba, and a solid crew of Swedish musicians help to flesh out this riveting set of music which, as the title imp ...Read More
The Jazz Word on Sean Nowell “Stockholm Swingin”….
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Sean Nowell – Stockholm Swingin’
Sean Nowell (tenor saxophone), Fredrik Olsson (guitar), Leo Lindberg (piano), Lars Ekman (bass), Joe Abba (drums)
2011 Posi-Tone
Stockholm Swingin’ is the result of a tour through Sweden by New York-based saxophonist Sean Nowell with fellow American, drummer Joe Abba. The pair performed a series of concerts with a trio of Sw ...Read More
SomethingElse! reviews the new Sean Nowell CD “Stockholm Swingin”….
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A blossoming career that started in Birmingham, Alabama recently had a stop all the way over in Stockholm, Sweden. For tenor saxophonist Sean Nowell’s third album (all of which are on Posi-Tone Records, by the way),Nowell and drummer Joe Abba flew over to Sweden, joined Frederik Olsson (guitar), Leo Lindberg (piano), and Lars Ekman (bass), toured the country for two wee ...Read More
Tim Niland on Nick Hempton “The Business”….
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Nick Hempton is a straight-up mainstream saxophonist and leader who plays in a very confident manner and has a very appealing musical tone. On this album, he is joined by Art Hirahara on piano, Marco Panascia on bass, and Dan Aran on drums. Yotam Silberstein sits in on guitar for a few tracks. The group plays an appealing mix of standards and originals beginning w ...Read More
Tom Hull reviews David Gibson and Art Hirahara
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David Gibson: End of the Tunnel (2010 [2011], Posi-Tone): Trombone player, fifth album since 2002, the first three on retro-leaning Nagel-Heyer. Quartet, with Julius Tolentino on alto sax, Jared Gold on organ, and Quincy Davis on drums. Strong showing for Gold, who contributes two tunes (vs. five for Gibson, plus c ...Read More
Dan Bilawsky reviews Brent Canter “Urgency of Now”…
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Red flags usually pop up the minute an organ is spotted on the personnel list of a record. Regardless of the quality of the music, the direction is often set in stone, with bluesy Jimmy Smith-style swing dominating the proceedings, but that doesn’t always prove to be true. In fact, guitarist Brent Canter’s Urgency Of Now might be the least derivative organ-based da ...Read More
Outside Inside Out reviews “End of the Tunnel” and “All Wrapped Up”…
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Ok, so the final installment of this 3 part series of new records from Posi-Tone is finally making its conclusion. I was originally gonna finish this up with a single review of Jared Gold’s All Wrapped Up, but a couple weeks after I got that record I received David Gibson’s End of the Tunnel. Since they both feature the same rhythm section (Gold on B3 and Q ...Read More
The Jazz Word: Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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Hot on the heels of his Captain Black Big Band release, pianist Orrin Evans delivers a swinging piano-trio tribute to his hometown of Philadelphia with Freedom. The disc has a contemplative feel with the occasional burst of frenetic energy. The direction is refreshing and telling of the maturity of Evans, who seems more concerned with artistic expression than technical ...Read More
Interview with Orrin Evans: On Big Band and Taking Bigger Stands
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Orrin Evans: On Big Band and Taking Bigger Stands
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Angelika Beener
Last week, I caught up with Orrin Evans for an interview forAlternate Takes. The pianist, composer and band leader was in town for a gig at the Zinc Bar in Greenwich Village with his much-buzzed-about big band. A couple of songs into the second set, Evans turns ...Read More
Audiophile Audition reviews Orrin Evans “Freedom”…
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There is no shortage of piano trios. A wide variety of seminal pianists have established a reputation in this venue. At times, it is challenging to differentiate from the template of being the next McCoy Tyner or Bill Evans. Orrin Evans has pushed the envelope. His recent catalogue at Posi-Tone boasts a diverse and eclectic prerogative. Straight trio (Faith In Action), frenetic so ...Read More