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CD Reviews
from the May 2008 issue
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E-Motion (SteepleChase)
Rich Perry Quartet
by Steve Futterman
The key to satisfying group improvisation lies in the delicate dance between relaxation and tension. A comfort level has to be reached for players to successfully communicate, yet danger waits if, let us say, the couch gets too comfy. A few protruding springs ... more
Affairs of State (SteepleChase)
Andrew Rathbun
by David Adler
“Fiction could not create more colorful, ridiculous characters,” writes Andrew Rathbun in the liner notes to Affairs of State. He’s speaking of the Bush administration. A native of Canada based in Brooklyn, Rathbun is upset, like many, by political realities ... more
Sammy Rimington Visits New Orleans (Arhoolie)
Sammy Rimington
by William Ruhlmann
Title aside, British clarinetist Sammy Rimington has done much more than just visit New Orleans over the years: He has based his entire career on playing traditional New Orleans jazz, both with fellow Britons like Chris Barber and Ken Colyer, and with actual ... more
The Remedy: Live at the Village Vanguard (ArtistShare)
Kurt Rosenwinkel
by Bill Milkowski
Easily the most original guitar voice of the decade, Kurt Rosenwinkel continues his ever-upward climb with this brilliant live outing, recorded in January of 2006 during a weeklong engagement at the hallowed Village Vanguard. His seventh as a leader and debut ... more
Live ... In the Moment (Trippin 'n' Rhythm)
Ken Serio
by Bill Milkowski
For guitar aficionados, the pairing of two potent pickers in a single band is always a special occasion. On Live ... In the Moment, New Jersey drummer Ken Serio teams two remarkable yet underrated guitarists in Vic Juris and Pete McCann alongside electric ... more
Many more reviews can be found in the May 2008 issue!
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