Michael Rabinowitz has made a career out of taming the wild bassoon in order to make it a jazz instrument. This one is his most successful, bringing out different dynamics in the unyielding instrument in various forms with his team of Tommy Campbell/dr, Matt King/p and Andy McKee/b. He bops with the best on “Tuesday’s Blues”, and gets into some deep subtones on”One Four All”. He gets cozy with pianist King on the fun “Emily Alt Line” w hile some melodic adds flavor to the hip “Twelve Note Samba.” His vibrato is rich on “Next Chapter” and he gets dreamy on the Latinized “Lydian Dream”. Ready to take on the sackbut?Michael Rabinowitz: Next Chapter
Michael Rabinowitz has made a career out of taming the wild bassoon in order to make it a jazz instrument. This one is his most successful, bringing out different dynamics in the unyielding instrument in various forms with his team of Tommy Campbell/dr, Matt King/p and Andy McKee/b. He bops with the best on “Tuesday’s Blues”, and gets into some deep subtones on”One Four All”. He gets cozy with pianist King on the fun “Emily Alt Line” w hile some melodic adds flavor to the hip “Twelve Note Samba.” His vibrato is rich on “Next Chapter” and he gets dreamy on the Latinized “Lydian Dream”. Ready to take on the sackbut?