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Jorge Nila – Tenor Time: Tribute to the Tenor Masters – Ninjazz

by Audiophile Audition | Jun 14, 2019 | Jazz CD Reviews

A tribute to the titans of tenor sax.

Grant Stewart Trio – Roll On – CellarLive

by Audiophile Audition | Jun 20, 2017 | Jazz CD Reviews

Grant Stewart Trio – Roll On – CellarLive CL000616 49:19 ***: A cooly competent session ( Grant Stewart – tenor saxophone; Paul Sikivie – acoustic bass; Phil Stewart – drums) Grant Stewart is a former Canadian and now a transplanted New Yorker. As a tenor saxophone stylist, he is closer to Sonny Rollins than John Coltrane […]

Joris TEEPE & Don BRADEN: Conversations – Creative Perspective Music

by Audiophile Audition | May 28, 2017 | Jazz CD Reviews

Joris TEEPE & Don BRADEN: Conversations – Creative Perspective Music 3004, 61:11 (2/17/17) ****: A well considered and deeply prepared trio outing in the footsteps of the legendary Sonny Rollins trio. (Don Braden; Tenor Saxophone, Flute/ Joris Teepe; Bass / Gene Jackson; drums (tracks 2,4 and 6) Matt Wilson; drums (tracks 1,7,8 and 9) Why […]

Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series 40 – Sonny Rollins Trio & Horace Silver Quintet, Zurich 1959 – TCB

by Audiophile Audition | Dec 25, 2016 | Jazz CD Reviews

Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series 40 – Sonny Rollins Trio & Horace Silver Quintet, Zurich 1959 – The Montreux Jazz Label TCB 02402, 58:51 ****: The quintessence of small group modern jazz. (Sonny Rollins Trio : Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone; Henry Grimes – bass; Pete La Roca – drums – Horace Sliver Quintet: Horace […]

Russell Malone, guitar – All About Melody – HighNote

by Audiophile Audition | May 3, 2016 | Jazz CD Reviews

Russell Malone – All About Melody – HighNote HCD7287, 50:20 ****: Russell Malone is a guitarist of subtlety and conviction. (Russell Malone – guitar; Rick Germanson – piano; Luke Sellick – bass; Willie Jones III – drums) BRussell Malone is a swinging fleet-fingered guitarist with a sentimental streak. The latest studio session from him entitled […]

Melissa Aldana – Back Home – Word of Mouth

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 24, 2016 | Jazz CD Reviews

Family, friendship, love; saxophonist Melissa Aldana knows it’s all a part of home. Melissa Aldana – Back Home [TrackList follows] Word of Mouth Music WOM0006, 52:40 [3/11/16] ****: (Melissa Aldana – tenor saxophone; Pablo Menares – bass; Jochen Rueckert – drums) If you don’t know tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana you should. In 2013, she became […]