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Dave Anderson’s Blue Innuendo – Blue Innuendo – Label 1

by Audiophile Audition | Jun 12, 2016 | Jazz CD Reviews

Letting the swing and groove go and go and go. Dave Anderson’s Blue Innuendo – Blue Innuendo [TrackList follows] Label 1, L1-2003-2, 57:42 [4/1/16] ****: (Dave Anderson – tenor and soprano saxophone; Tom Guarna – guitar; Pat Bianchi – Hammond organ; Matt Wilson – drums) Saxophonist Dave Anderson loves to swing and groove. That’s one reason he formed a new jazz quartet, Dave Anderson’s Blue Innuendo. On the foursome’s nearly hour-long effort, Blue Innuendo, the former Seattleite takes a classic soul-jazz lineup and puts the group through its paces. Anderson is joined by guitarist Tom Guarna (who leads his own band and has supported Wallace Roney, Stanley Clarke, Mark Turner and Branford Marsalis); Hammond organist Pat Bianchi (who has a couple of his own CDs out; and has worked with Chuck Loeb and JC Stylles); and drummer Matt Wilson (his résumé includes Lee Konitz and Denny Zeitlin). Anderson moved to New York City a few years ago, and this marks his first endeavor since heading east. The ten tracks (all but one are Anderson originals) have a meaningful amount of soulful propulsion. There’s a city-centric focus to some pieces. The eight-minute opener, “Urban Dilemma,” (the longest cut) was penned expressly […]