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Written by Ben Young on March 10, 2021
To look at the career outline of Greg Abate, you’d get the sense
that the art form of Jazz is riding as high as ever. He’s making songbook
albums, concept records, live albums in Monterey and other swell spots; Christmas
albums(!); summit meetings with his idols; guest appearances with newcomers…Abate
checks all the boxes.
Greg Abate is one of Jazz’s leading contemporary examples of
a “road warrior.” He’s an alto saxophonist who’s out on the road performing
two-thirds of any given year, bringing the good sounds to listeners at all
Joe Chambers –
Samba de Maracatu (Blue Note): “On Samba de Maracatu, Chambers asserts himself more as a mallet player, particularly on the vibraphone. Throughout the album, he uses the vibraphone as the lead melodic and improvisational voice that often converses with Merritt’s piano accompaniments and solos. While Samba de Maracatu isn’t a Brazilian jazz album in this strictest sense, Chambers utilizes various rhythms and indigenous Brazilian percussion instruments on several pieces, including the title track, which references the syncretic Afro-Brazil rhythms that were originated in the north-east region of Brazil.” (http://www.bluenote.com/joe-chambers-samba-de-maracatu-out-feb-26/) Chambers offers three original songs and spreads out creating waves of music from comrades including Bobby Hutcherson’s ”Visions”, Horace Silver’s “Ecaroh” and Wayne Shorter’s “Rio” and also reaches out for a few deep standards including “You And The Night And The Music
David Angel Jazz Ensemble –
Out On The Coast (Basset Hound Music): “David Angel is a Los Angeles composer and arranger. He has had a rehearsal band for over 50 years. David spent many years composing and arranging for the Hollywood Film and TV world and later spent many years as a composition professor in Europe. His unique music is described as Gil Evans meets J.S. Bach. Over the years dozens of the greatest jazz musicians on the west coast have been members.The David Angel Jazz Ensemble is a Los Angeles based 13 piece jazz band, “Out on the Coast” is a TRIPLE CD set and all of the music is composed or arranged by David Angel. The style is described as “Gil Evans meets J.S.Bach” with all 13 musicians playing polyphonic lines. The band members are among the finest jazz musicians on the west coast. It is swing and Latin music reminiscent of the 60′ west coast jazz scene with impressionistic classical elements.” (https://www.bassethoundmusic.com/product/out-on-the-c
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