JASON PALMER - PLACES
Really
beautiful work from trumpeter Jason Palmer – a fresh young talent, and a hell
of a writer too! The tracks here are each based on special places for Palmer –
and are each written with a very different feel – not in a way that's gimmicky
at all, but which really show the expansive experience and levels of expression
that Jason has in his music! The other group members are as sharp as the leader
– and include Mark Turner on alto, Godwin Louis on alto, Mike Moreno on guitar,
Edward Perez on bass, and Kendrick Scott on drums – all musicians who help make
the record one of the most solid, well-conceived records on Steeplechase in a
while. Titles include "Falling In", "Urban Renewal",
"Rising Sign", "Silver", "American
Deceptionalism", "Berlin", and "Bern". ~ Dusty Groove
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OLEGARIO DIAZ - BASQUIAT BY NIGHT/DAY
A really
proud, bold session from pianist Olegario Diaz – almost all original tunes,
written with a very vibrant feel! The group here has some massively strong work
in the lead from Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and Seamus Blake, both of whom really
sound great in the company of Diaz'z fluid, soulful piano – especially Blake,
who's at his best forward-moving, without any of those more arch tones that
sometimes hold him back. The rhythms bristle with excitement, too – thanks to
work from Scott Colley on bass and Jeff Tain Watts on drums, both pulled along
with strong inspiration from Diaz. Titles include "JM Baquiat",
"Dance Steps", "Wayne & Joe", "Astoria Years",
"By Night/Day", and "Trane Station". ~ Dusty Groove
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PAOLO SAPIA - MOSTLY MUSIC
The
first album we've ever heard from alto saxophonist Paolo Sapia – a very
fresh-voiced talent with a great sense of soul! Most numbers here are quartet
titles that really let Sapia shape his notes with a soulful swing on the
instrument that we haven't heard from a new altoist like this in years – a
voice that rings out proudly alongisde piano and Fender Rhodes from Peter Zak,
bass from John Webber, and drums from Jimmy Cobb – a really mighty rhythm
section who give the record a rock solid feel right from the start. Trumpeter
Philip Dizack joins in on four of the album's tunes, complicating the vibe
nicely – and the set features original tunes "Desire", "621
Willoughby Ave", "Planet P", and "Stapled Mates" –
plus a version of David Bowie's "Where Are We Now". ~ Dusty Groove
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