Month: June 2021

Jared Sims: Analogy of the Sun

Jared Sims brings together a heavy hitting team of rhythm that features drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Rufus Reid along with organist Clifford Barnes and trombonist Reggie Watkins while he himself alternates between baritone sax and flute on swinging originals.…

Chad Lefkowitz-Brown: Quartet Sessions

Tenor saxist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown brings a classic Hank Mobley sound to eleven covers with a pair of rhythm teams consisting of Holger Marjamaa-Steven Feifke/p, Dan Chmielinski-Alex Claffy/b and Bryan Carter-Corey Fonville/dr. There’s little to choose between the two bands, as…

Steve Slagle: Nascentia (Birth)

Mainstream post bopping alto saxist Steve Slagle adds another rich volume to his impressive catalogue with a core team of Bruch Barth/p, Ugonna Okegwo/b and Jason Tiemann/dr along with guests Jeremy  Pelt/tp and Clark Gayton/tb for a mix of bopping…

Logan Richardson: Afrofuturism

Logan Richardson plays alto sax, piano, keyboards and various synthesizers along with Igor Osypov/g, Peter Schlamb/vibe-b-key, Dominique Sanders/b-prod, Ryan J. Lee/dr-b, Corey Fonville/dr, Egi Karakus/str and Laura Taglialatela/voc on this 15 song collection of funk, synth and spacey sounds. Taglialatela…

Dan Pitt Quintet: Wrongs

Guitarist and composer Dan Pitt brings in the two reed team of Naomi McCarroll-Butler/as-bcl and Patrick Smith/ts-ss as a front line with Alex Fourneir/b and Nick Fraser/dr for his seven dark themes. The leader rocks hard with the growling saxes…