DERRICK
HODGE – THE SECOND
Derrick
Hodge blows our mind yet again – and reminds us with this set that he's way
more than just a bassist who's known for his earlier work with Robert Glasper!
Instead, Hodge takes on a whole host of different instruments – and often
provides most of the music on most of the tracks, thanks to the magic of
overdub – including some sweet piano and keyboard passages that have a very
Glasper-like sense of soul, but which also reflect the more open range of some
of Derrick's musical ideas! Some tunes have a very open, spacious quality –
others are more rhythmically focused – and the set features some
instrumentation from Marck Colenburg on drums, Keyon Harrold on trumpet, and
Marcus Strickland on tenor. Titles include "Clock Strike Zero",
"For Generations", "Transitions", "Song 3",
"The Second", "Heart Of A Dreamer", "Going",
"Don Blue", and "Underground Rhapsody". ~ Dusty Groove
DERRICK
HARRIOTT – REGGAE, FUNK & SOUL 1969-1975
The title
certainly gets it right – as Derrick Harriott serves up a wonderful mix of
sounds that owes plenty to American funk and soul of the early 70s – some cool
Kingston covers of famous US tunes, and some other originals that are equally
groovy overall! The set's one of the best that we've ever heard from the Dub
Store label – and almost has a Soul Jazz level of track selection – really wonderful
work that either features Derrick in the lead, or working with some hip
contemporaries, in a groove that's totally great – neither straight reggae, but
also quite far from more familiar funk and soul too. Titles include "Black
Moses" by The Preacher, "Tougher Than Tough" by I Roy,
"Brown Baby" by Derrick Harriott, "Hell Below" by Crystal
Generation, "Going Back Home" by The Chosen Few, "Psychedelic
Train" by Derrick Harriott, "Slippery" by Karl Bryan & The
Crystalites, "Home Sweet Home" by Bongo Herman & Les,
"Rescue The Children" by Junior Murvin, "Phoenix" by Noel
Brown, "People Make The World Go Round" by The Chosen Few, and
"Message From A Black Man" by Derrick Harriott. ~ Dusty Groove
JIM SNIDERO –
MD66
Fantastic
work from reedman Jim Snidero – wrapped up tight here in the frontline with
trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, a pair who come off with a hell of a lot of focus and
power right from the very first note! Sipiagin's horn provides this farther
reach for Snidero's ideas – really pushing his alto strongly as the pair weave
wonderful lines at the start of the tune, then break off into their solos –
driven by excellent work from bandmates Andy Laverne on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on
bass, and Rudy Royston on drums. The album's got a fresh, bold sense of power that
reminds us that jazz, once again, is all about bringing the right folks
together in the right way! Titles include "MD66",
"Recursion", "Free Beauty", "Who We've Known",
"Blue In Green", "Unified", and "Purge". ~ Dusty
Groove
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