DUANE EUBANKS QUINTET - THINGS OF A PARTICULAR NATURE
A damn
great album from trumpeter Duane Eubanks – soaring, soulful, and tremendously
powerful right from the very first note! The album's got Eubanks working with
an excellent lineup that includes Abraham Burton on tenor, Marc Cary on piano
and Fender Rhodes, Steve Nelson on vibes, Dezron Douglas on bass, and Eric
McPherson on drums – all really top-shelf players who come together beautifully
on a set of all original material by Eubanks – compositions that are often
nicely compact, but which really show an expansive vision from both the leader
and other soloists. There's a real sense of the classic going on here – not
rehashed classic jazz, but new material that will soon deserve it's own
standing alongside a larger legacy. Titles include "Aborted Dreams",
"As Is", "Beer & Water", "Purple Blue &
Red", "Rosey", "Holding Hands", and "Slew
Footed". ~ Dusty Groove
COMPLICATED
ANIMALS - IN THIS
GAME
Complicated
Animals is Monica da Silva and Chad Alger. Their debut EP In This Game (out
February 10, 2015 on Socialite Fiasco Music) features 6 songs in the duos’
self-coined Indie Nova genre. The style mixes breezy, Indie Pop with a touch of
vintage Brazilian Bossa Nova. Monica
and Chad released their first album together, Brasilissima, under Monica’s name
in 2011. The album featured songs in both English and Portuguese. In This Game - Tracklist: Roadmap, Que Passou, Phoenix,
Bees Take To Honey, Drive Around In Cars, and Sempre Aqui.
DAVID GIBSON - BOOM!
Trombonist
David Gibson has been giving us really great work with his recent albums on the
Positone label – and each one seems to have the artist sounding even better and
better than before! We're really wowed with the music David gives us this time
around – a set of nearly all original compositions, blown with a strength and
confidence that's as compelling as the songs themselves – with Gibson's
trombone perfectly matched with the trumpet of Josh Evans in the frontline! The
pair come together with a special sort of magic – maybe like Curtis Fuller and
Freddie Hubbard in a key version of The Jazz Messengers – a unified voice on
the leads, but very much their own folks on the solos. The rest of the group
includes tight piano from Theo Hill, who really helps move things along – plus
Alex Claffy on bass and Kush Abadey on drums – on titles that include "The
High Road", "Rare Truth", "Grass Fed", "Eyes Of
Argus", "Persephone", and "The Dance". ~ Dusty Groove
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