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Will Bernard – Out & About – Posi-Tone

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 10, 2016 | Jazz CD Reviews

Will Bernard – Out & About – Posi-Tone PR 8148, 48:33 ***: A well-intentioned outing, but better luck next time. (Will Bernard – guitar; John Ellis – saxophone; Brian Charette – organ; Ben Allison – bass; Allison Miller – drums) Out And About or (Oot And Aboot) as we Canadians might say, is the latest release from guitarist Will Bernard. While by no means a household name, Bernard is nevertheless an accomplished musician with a funky elliptical style that is at the same time edgy, yet thoughtful. The session that has been put together by Bernard, is made up entirely of his own compositions, that give no indication of their musical provenance, but seem to work for the band. Beginning with “Happy Belated,” the band finds a groove that focusses on the interplay among the members with Bernard leading the way. “Not Too Fancy” is a little vignette between guitarist Bernard and bassist Ben Allison that has a quiet polished effect. Moving on to “Habenera”, Bernard captures a tango theme with Charette’s organ opening the stops with an over the top effect, that segues into a long bass solo from Miller. In his own guitar work, Bernard plums a probing  […]