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The charismatic performances that distinguish “Outrospection” center on eleven expressive compositions from Gregg Hill, an under-the-radar composer of imagination and emotional depth. Renowned bassist
Rodney Whitaker first recognized Hill’s music several years ago when they worked on a project together. Warmth and humanity resonate throughout the new recording, grown out of their friendship. The exceptional improvisers joining Whitaker are drawn primarily from the jazz faculty at Michigan State University, the program he has helmed for two decades. They include trumpeter Etienne Charles, pianist Xavier Davis, drummer Dana Hall, saxophonist Diego Rivera and trombonist Michael Dease.
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Music Reviews: Big Band Blues and Jazz from Swingadelic, Jim Waller Big Band, Ian Charleton Big Band
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Three recent albums are muscling the big band jazz tradition into the new decade, each in its own way. On
Bluesville, New York City s Swingadelic focuses on the bluesy side of big band music. The Jim Waller Big Band funks it up on
A Fresh Perspective.
Bluesville Groovy is the word for the bluesy big-band swing of this good-time set from Swingadelic, a mainstay of Restaurant Row s Swing 46 Jazz and Supper Club in New York City. Full of electric energy but with a nice dose of mellow swampiness, the album features tracks like a drawling version of the classic Harlem Nocturne, a honky-tonk take on Ray Charles Mary Ann, and Duke Ellington s Roaring Twenties number The Mooche. Most of the tracks include vocals, supplied by a variety of band members and guests, and so with its heavy blues vibe t