AVERY SUNSHINE - THE SUN ROOM
Avery Sunshine
stunned us with her debut, but she really blows us away with this amazing
second set – a record that has the singer not only deepening her sound, but
also hitting this really classic vibe that takes us back to legendary music on
Stax or Hi Records! The production and setting is still relatively modern, but
also stripped-down – so that Avery's vocals are massively right out front –
almost doing the whole thing on their own, but getting some sweet support from
Fender Rhodes – which is played by the lady herself on most tracks. Titles
include "Won't You Try", "Nothing To Something", "Call
My Name", "Mediation #1", and "Sweet Afternoon". ~ Dusty Groove
NAT BIRCHALL QUINTET - LIVE IN LARISSA: DIVINE HARMONY IN DUENDE JAZZ BAR
Sublime live sounds
from the great Nat Birchall – one of the most spiritual jazzmen currently
working today! The set has Nat and his quintet really stretching out – playing
his own great compositions, plus some Impulse and Strata East classics too –
all at an open, searching, constantly creative level that really lives up to
their inspiration from the Coltrane generation! Nat himself plays tenor and
soprano sax – and the group features piano, vibes, bass, and drums – plus a bit
of bells as well. The whole thing's very spiritual – like some lost Strata set
from the 70s – and titles include remakes of Clifford Jordan's "John
Coltrane" and Alice Coltrane's "Journey In Satchidananda" – plus
the tracks "Sacred Dimension", "The Black Ark", "Return
To Ithaca", and "Divine Harmony". ~ Dusty Groove
JOHN ZORN - IN THE HALL OF MIRRORS
Beautiful work
composed by John Zorn – done in a mix of minimalism and modern jazz – and
played with an equal flourish by the trio of pianist Stephen Gosling! Zorn's
best known for his own work on alto, but he proves to be a surprisingly strong
visionary for jazz piano as well – and really creates some compelling
compositions that are taken even further by the group! Gosling's piano can be
bold one minute, hypnotic and subtle the next – and the group features equally
dynamic work from Greg Cohen on bass and Tyshawn Sorey on drums. Tracks include
"Epode", "Illuminations", "In Lovely Blueness",
and "Nightwood". ~ Dusty Groove
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