Month: November 2016

Jochen Rueckert: Charm Offensive

Drummer Jochen Rueckert creates a sublime atmosphere with his quartet of Mark Turner/ts, Mike Moreno/g and Orlando Le Fleming on a collection of originals. Rueckert  shows deft dexterity as he sets moods with a rumbling drum on the moody “Parasitosis,”…

Mike LeDonne: That Feelin’

Hammond B3 meister Mike LeDonne forms The Groover Quartet of Eric Alexander/ts, Peter Bernstein/g and Joe Farnsworth/dr to deliver some meat and potatoes grooves. He pulls the plug on an oozy “At Last” and kicks into overdrive on “Fly Little…