River of January Archive

Dave Zinno Unisphere – River of January – Whaling City Sound 

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 19, 2018 | Jazz CD Reviews

Dave Zinno Unisphere – River of January – Whaling City Sound Bassist Dave Zinno takes us on a musical journey from Kansas to Brazil and stops in between. Dave Zinno Unisphere – River of January [TrackList follows] – Whaling City Sound [Dist. by Naxos] WCS101, 68:37 [10/6/17] ****: (Dave Zinno – double bass, producer; Mike Tucker – tenor saxophone; Leo Genovese – piano, melodica; Rafael Barata – drums; Eric “Benny” Bloom – trumpet (tracks 8-10)) It makes sense bassist Dave Zinno named his group Dave Zinno Unisphere. The Unisphere is a spherical stainless-steel representation of the Earth created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair dedicated to “Man’s Achievements on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe.” Zinno uses many facets of jazz including a large dose of Latin jazz, jazz arrangements of pop material and straightforward jazz. He utilizes them all on his latest ten-track outing, River of January. Zinno—a faculty member at the University of Rhode Island—has previously backed vocalist Dianne Schuur and has performed with Jimmy Cobb, Junior Cook, Jimmy Heath, John Hicks, John Medeski and others. He’s spent much time in Brazil and has extensively studied Latin jazz. Zinno’s band also has tenor saxophonist Mike Tucker. […]