The remastered Audiophile Version of 'Omara', the second album from soul jazz trio Blicher Hemmer Gadd, featuring legendary drummer Steve Gadd. "A straight to the point good-time set of soul/jazz sparked with shades of R&B and blues that leaves the crowd whooping for more" Modern Drummer Magazine. A chance encounter and a shared love of a special kind of music led Steve Gadd, known for his collaborations with Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton and Chick Corea amongst others, to join forces with saxophonist Michael Blicher and Hammond organ player Dan Hemmer in 2014. The band has toured throughout Europe and Scandinavia and 'Omara' was recorded live in Germany, England and Denmark during their 2016 tour. The recordings captured the amazing energy from four exceptional late-night shows at some of Europe's most intimate jazz clubs and Blicher, Hemmer and Gadd swing superbly within the relaxed grooves of this brilliant, enthusiastically received, live set.The album offers a unique experience to hear one of the world's most innovative and highly regarded drummers display his talent, playing a type of music he is very passionate about - soul jazz in an organ trio setting. Of the albums nine tracks, the emphasis is on original music by Michael Blicher, supplemented by the blues classic "My Babe" and the spiritual "Elijah Rock".
Drummer Whit Dickey in two really great settings – both of them a very fresh reminder of his mighty talents on the kit! CD1 features Whit working with Matthew Shipp on piano – in these beautifully moody, often spacious duets that really match some of Dickey's subtle but resonant work on the drums with Shipp's well-punctuated work on piano – sometimes building up boldly, sometimes a much more personal, almost contemplative exploration of space! CD2 features trumpeter Nate Wooley joining the pair – and from the very first note, you can really feel a different sort of equilibrium – as Nate's horn has a way of cracking open the energy that the duo had on the previous session, rally creating a new sort of energy – in ways that are maybe a perfect illustration of the way that free improvisation can be such a special, situational form of art. Titles include "Blue Threads", "Reckoning", "Dice", "Helix", "Steps", "Noir 1", "Take The Wild Train", "Pulse Morph", and "Space Trance". ~ Dusty Groove
Pylkkanen's debut on Challenge Records! Born in 1964, saxophonist and composer Pekka Pylkkänen has been recognized as one of the stronger jazz artists and saxophonists in Europe. He has performed around the globe and has been very successful not only in Europe, but also in Asia and South America, for example. He has collaborated with numerous prestigious artists in many countries, and continues to work as a soloist/leader, recording artist and educator all over the world. On Nu Bottega: "The general idea is about the Italian lifestyle and the beauty that one can find there not easy to describe in a few words, but like finding the most beautiful things behind a slightly trashed or 'b-flat' areas/places/details. 'Nu Bottega' just means 'new restaurant' but having this vibe of a shared kitchen, cooking with friends, sharing the bread and so on. Cooking (mostly Italian nowadays) is one of my passions, and sharing that with my friends is one of my greatest joys." Artists: Pekka Pylkkanen - Saxophone Roberto Tarenzi - Piano Francesco Puglisi - Bass Marco Valeri - Drums Fabrizio Bosso – Trumpet
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