KIM TIBBS – KIM
The debut album from Kim Tibbs – not only a wonderful
singer, but also a heck of a keyboardist too – as you'll hear here through her
work on Hammond and Fender Rhodes! Kim's got a soaring style of soul – upbeat,
positive, and with this flow that moves right along with the keyboards – not
the simple "beats and keys" mode of underground soul from a
generation before, but a really focused sense of energy that almost seems to glow
with an Incognito sort of positivity! Co-producer Reginald Myricks handled a
lot of the songs and instrumentation with Tibbs – and they're clearly an
unbeatable pair together, with an undeniable energy that's underscored by the
way that five of the album's twelve tracks are listed on the cover with an
exclamation point! Titles include "Soul", "Drifting",
"My Better Side", "A Building That'll Last", "The
River", "My Reason For Life", "Come On By", and
"I Need You For Your Love". CD also features a bonus – "Soul
(rmx – ext DJ version)". ~ Dusty
Groove
TOM HARRELL – MOVING PICTURE
Tremendous work from trumpeter Tom Harrell – a musician
who's been making records for decades, but just seems to sound better and
better as the years go on! Tom's always been wonderful, but a record like this
seems to have him on fire with a whole new sense of purpose – a fresh musical
mission, even at a time when he could easily sit back and rest on his laurels –
really soaring out in a range of beautiful new compositions, and working in this
soulful quartet that includes excellent piano from Danny Grissett, plus bass
from Ugonna Okegwo and drums from Adam Cruz. Harrell's command of his trumpet
and flugelhorn is amazing – fresh sounds, fresh tones, fresh lines that
continue to hold us rapt throughout – on titles that include "Time
Passage", "Montego Bay", "Moving Picture", "Apple
House", "Sea", "Four The Moment", and "Different
Clouds". ~ Dusty Groove
VIJAY IYER SEXTET – FAR FROM OVER
A fantastic statement from pianist Vijay Iyer – an album
recorded with a sextet who really seem to help the artist leap forward strongly
with a more spiritual vision than ever before! The group is great – with Graham
Haynes on cornet, Mark Shim on tenor, Steve Lehman on alto, Stephan Crump on
bass, and Tyshawn Sorey on drums – and in addition to boldly-phrased work on
acoustic piano, Iyer also plays some Fender Rhodes – used in more spacious ways
that are extremely beautiful, and which we find far more soulful than some of
his more abstract use of electronics! The set's quite a surprise – both for ECM
and Iyer – and titles include "Poles", "Far From Over",
"End Of The Tunnel", "Down To The Wire", "For Amiri
Baraka", and "Thrednody". ~ Dusty Groove
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