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Best of the year Discs for 2017 — Jazz Selections I

Best of the year Discs for 2017 — Jazz Selections I

by | Jan 7, 2018 | Best of the Year

A few of the noteworthy Jazz releases from this past year, selected by our reviewers…   Delfeayo Marsalis:  An Evening with Delfeayo Marsalis – Troubadour Jass Records  TJR 093017 Like father, like son… Review Link     Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway – Just Friends Live @ The Village Vanguard – Resonance Records HCD2028 Another sharp arrow in Resonance Records’ quiver… Review Link   Sherman Irby & Momentum – Cerulean Canvas- Black Warriors Records BWR 1006 Flat out great…! Review Link     Sean Jones – Live from Jazz at the Bistro – Mack Avenue Records MAC 1111 Sean Jones heats up The Jazz Bistro… Review Link     Art Pepper & Bill Watrous- West Coast Sounds, vol. 4- (reissue)- Omnivore Records OVCD 225 (1979) Alto and trombone, a mellow blend… Review Link   Steve Davis – Think Ahead – Smoke Sessions Records SSR 1704 Steve Davis comes through again on Think Ahead… Review Link     Thelonious Monk – Les Liaisons Dangeureuses (1960) Sam Records/SAGA (2 LP) Monk’s only recorded movie soundtrack – from original session tapes, now in remastered sound… Review Link   Organissimo – B3tles: A Soulful Tribute to the Fab 4 – Big O 2424 B-3 trio plus […]

Steve Davis – Think Ahead – Smoke Sessions Records

Steve Davis – Think Ahead – Smoke Sessions Records

by | Jun 15, 2017 | Jazz CD Reviews

Steve Davis – Think Ahead – Smoke Sessions Records #SSR 1704 – 75:34 – ****: Steve Davis comes through again on Think Ahead… (Steve Davis – trombone; Steve Wilson – alto and soprano sax, flute; Jimmy Greene – tenor sax; Larry Willis – piano; Peter Washington – bass; Lewis Nash – drums) Trombonist, Steve Davis, mentions in the liner notes of his new CD, Think Ahead, that he is a big baseball and basketball fan. It is apropos then to use baseball terms to describe Davis as a clutch hitter. You know that your clutch hitter will be both dependable, and can handle most any situation. Steve Davis is rock solid both as a band leader (he is nearing twenty titles) and absolute first choice trombone sideman. He is a founding member of the super group, One For All, and also a professor at the Hartt Music School at the University of Hartford. On his latest CD, Steve has assembled a who’s who of veteran jazz super stars (all clutch hitters) to help back his musical vision. The front line features Steve Wilson on alto and soprano sax and flute, and Jimmy Greene on tenor sax. The rhythm section of […]