Jason Palmer - Rhyme & Reason
A really fantastic album from trumpeter Jason Palmer – one
with a unique sort of group structure, which really brings out an edge in
Palmer's playing! The lineup is piano-less – just Jason on trumpet, Mark Turner
on tenor, Matt Brewer on bass, and Kendrick Scott on drums – working in these
great blocky ways that have an inherent sense of rhythm, even though things are
maybe looser and freer than usual too! Brewer's bass has this wonderfully rich
tone, which deepens the record right from the get-go, and continues to hold strong
– and Mark Turner's darker tones really bring out a different side of Palmer,
especially in comparison to some of his "songbook" recordings.
Kendrick Scott is always a delight on drums – and all tracks on the set are
nice and long, with titles that include "The Hampton Inn",
"Herbs In A Glass", "Kalispel Bay", "Waltz For
Diana", "Sadhana", "Blue Grotto", and "Rhyme
& Reason". ~ Dusty Groove
Brendan Rothwell - Sentiment
Canadian bassist Brendan Rothwell traces his love of the
instrument and its intense soul possibilities to hearing the legendary Marcus
Miller play on Miles Davis’ 80’s classic TUTU. On the heels of a debut that
charted both in the U.S and Canada, his latest album SENTIMENT, is an eclectic,
deeply rhythmic sonic experience. He includes several picture perfect, frothy
funk, Smooth Jazz tracks, but the collection’s deeper pleasures expand the
emotional palette into neo-soul, jazz fusion and even ambient territory.
Reminiscent of the most genre-transcendent works of Miller, Brian Bromberg and
Stanley Clarke, these songs are meditative masterpieces, taking him to
contemplative realms of expression rich with mood and immersive atmospheres. ~
smoothjazz.com
Soulfusionseven – Acquital Of The Ego
Soulfusionseven are a collective of musicians
originally founded by John Saltwell and Paul Baker to create a live act due to
demand following the success of the single Summer Breeze written with singer
Cheryl Aldridge. The song climbed to number 1 in the official UK soul chart in
the summer of 2017 with the help of other band members Gary Richardson, Vicky
Kaylor, Jude Linton and featuring the vocals of Amelia Melody. In early 2016
‘Steppin’ up my love’ was remixed by a young Japanese producer called Yuki
Tashahaki under the pseudonym ‘T Groove’ and it climbed to number 1 in Japan,
number 1 in various other charts and number 6 in the official UK Soul Chart.They
went to number 1 in the summer of 2017 in the Official UK Soul chart with their
next release ‘Summer Breeze’ released on DSG records.
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