Seattle-based Origin Records puts out a wide swath of freshly brewed caffeinated jazz. They just released three from trumpet players. Check your valves!
Thomas Marriott has a clean and warm Kenny Dorham-style of sound, real easy on the ears. He leads a team of Orrin Evans/p, Eric Revis/b and Donald Edwards/dr through self composed pieces that keep with the tradition and then some. Bop seems to be in his veins on the very enjoyable “Mo-Joe” and “Apophis” but both also have intriguing and clever extra textures. Evans and Edwards team up to create a funky feel on the back beating “Washington Generals” and “The Tale of Debauchery” while Evans pleads with the leader on “What Emptiness Can Do.” Revis shows some nice grooving on “I’m Vibing You” and gets some solo room on “Room 547,” while the whole team works like a relay race. Impressive!
Brad Goode also leads a quartet with Adrean Farrugia/p, Kelly Sill/b and Anthony Lee/dr with a warm Blue Mitchell toned approach that can flow on the elegant “ Naomi” or hard bop it as on the snapping “Goose Chase.” Sill lays down a nice soulful groove for Goode’s muted horn on ”Until You Come Back to Me” , and the rhythm team creates some playful moments on “Halo on a Stick.” Goode makes his horn run through some deep emotions on an uncharacteristically brazen “My Funny Valentine” while his fingers mix with Farrugian through a web of ideas on ”Never Odd or Even.” Strong.
Ryan Shultz ups the ante by playing the bass trumpet and adding some electronic effects. The team of Chris Siebold/g, Karl Montzka/B3-rhodes, Larry Kohut/b, Tom Hipskind/dr and Paul Mutzabaugh/key-perc create sounds and grooves like vintage 70s CTI recordings. Lots of electronic keyboards and funky grooves. Electric guitar work by Siebold melds in and out of the trumpet and various sounds on “There, I Touched It” and ”Outside Looking In-Still Inside” while layers of keyboards make spacey moods. Thuderous drums drive “Joe’s Time” along with guitar riffs and electronic horns, while deep rivulets of Deodato-like rhythms permeate “”Alone Again” and “Scooter.” Plug in!
Origin Records