Tuesday, April 01, 2014

NEW RELEASES: JASON PALMER - PLACES; OLEGARIO DIAZ - BASQUIAT BY NIGHT/DAY; PAOLO SAPIA - MOSTLY MUSIC

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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