John Patitucci - Line by Line

Styles: Jazz fusion, Post-bop
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:04
Size: 153,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:08) 1. The Root
(4:12) 2. Agigato
(6:28) 3. Circular
(6:26) 4. Folklore
(5:54) 5. Dry September
(3:27) 6. Nana
(9:38) 7. Theme and Variations for 6-string Bass and Strings
(6:53) 8. Line by Line
(5:58) 9. Evidence
(3:18) 10. Jesus is on the Mainline
(3:56) 11. Incarnation
(3:51) 12. Soaring
(2:50) 13. Tone Poem

John Patitucci's Line by Line is mostly a quiet and thoughtful affair. The performances often feature close interplay between the bassist and guitarist Adam Rogers, with stimulating support from drummer Brian Blade and occasional guest appearances by the great tenor Chris Potter. The music is adventurous but often lyrical, with Patitucci being a key soloist but not completely dominating the performances, giving his sidemen plenty of space of their own. It is interesting to hear the mellow-toned Rogers rocking out a bit on Thelonious Monk's "Evidence." In addition to a Patitucci-Rogers duet on "Nana" and a closing solo electric bass solo on "Tone Poem," two selections add a string quartet and one has a string quintet. Of these, "Theme and Variations for 6-String Bass and Strings" is a major third stream work that reminds listeners that John Patitucci is a very skilled composer in addition to being one of jazz's finest bassists. Recommended. This CD was nominated in 2007 for a Grammy award as Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Individual or Group).~Scott Yanowhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/line-by-line-mw0000762571

Personnel: John Patitucci – double bass, six-string bass guitar; Chris Potter – tenor saxophone; Adam Rogers – electric guitar, nylon-string guitar; Jeremy McCoy – double bass; Brian Blade – drums; Richard Rood – violin; Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin; Lawrence Dutton – viola

Line by Line

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Charles Kynard - Where It's At!

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:27
Size: 87,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:41) 1. I'll Fly Away
(2:43) 2. Amazing Grace
(2:39) 3. Motherless Child
(4:58) 4. The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow
(2:21) 5. I Want To Be Ready
(3:14) 6. Smooth Sailing
(5:17) 7. I Wonder
(3:28) 8. Blue Greens And Beans
(9:02) 9. Sport's Lament / Where It's At

Organ, electric bass. Charles Kynard is an organist whose jazz-funk leanings rival his predecessors and peers, though not eclipsing them. Solid, though never flashy. He also plays electric bass. Kynard's album Reelin' With the Feelin' has been sampled and appears on several acid jazz releases.~Michael G.Nastos https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charles-kynard-mn0000206382/biography

Personel: Saxophone – Clifford Scott; Drums – Milt Turner; Guitar – Howard Roberts; Organ – Charles Kynard

Where It's At!

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Amy Yassinger & Shout Section Big Band - Cruisin'

Size: 145,9 MB
Time: 62:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Big Band, Vocals
Art: Front

01. Lullaby Of Broadway (4:24)
02. For Once In My Life (3:27)
03. Don't Be That Way (3:55)
04. One O'clock Jump (6:12)
05. I Love This (5:59)
06. Together Wherever We Go (5:00)
07. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (5:07)
08. So In Love (4:16)
09. Cruisin' (4:02)
10. Rhode Island Is Famous For You (4:53)
11. Skyfall (4:37)
12. On The Street Where You Live (4:08)
13. Let The Good Times Roll (3:15)
14. Time After Time (3:14)

"Cruisin'" is a terrific new album by Chicago jazz singer extraordinaire, Amy Yassinger and one of the Midwest's top Big Bands, Shout Section Big Band. This Windy City team has created something truly special. The album features everything from Tin Pan Alley songs of the 1920's to a big band arrangement of 2012's biggest hit song. On this album the band features some of Chicago's top performers.

Cruisin'

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Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson - Searching for the Disappeared Hour

Styles: Piano And Guitar Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:26
Size: 138,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:54) 1. Golden Proportion
(6:16) 2. Lulu’s Second Theorem
(5:17) 3. Faceless Smears
(3:16) 4. Four-Point Play
(5:53) 5. Moonbow
(6:58) 6. Torrential
(4:55) 7. Mind out of Time
(3:15) 8. Party Dress
(4:48) 9. Bent Yellow
(6:00) 10. The Disappearing Hour
(6:03) 11. Gates & Passes
(3:46) 12. Blizzard Rings

By now, we are all aware of the notion of “pandemic time” when your normal routine has been disrupted to the point that it is difficult to remember the day of the week much less the time of the day. Two experienced New York-based composer / improvisers, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and guitarist Mary Halvorson, have attempted to capture this phenomenon in 12 duet pieces.

While both are well-known in modern creative jazz circles, their approach on Searching for the Disappeared Hour is more classically oriented, or at least better described as chamber jazz. To that point, each composition includes a series of melodic and harmonic structures that Courvoisier and Halvorson fluidly traverse. There is little repetition or traditional thematic development they say their piece and move on. But along with and between the written aspects is plentiful room for improvisation.

At first blush, the tone is pastoral and quiet, with contrapuntal themes that are colorful, upbeat, and vary from spare to densely arranged. But upon deeper listens, the experimentalism of this duo comes to the fore. Most notably Halvorson’s use of extended techniques and note-bending on the electric dispels any notion that the album is easy listening, as does Courvoisier’s angular and percussive moments.

But perhaps most remarkable is how they have captured the emotional roller coaster of the last 18 months. Even within a piece, the mood can move several times between joyous interludes and darker expressions. Happiness can turn in an instant to gloom or melancholy, and vice versa. Consequently, Searching for the Disappeared Hour works on multiple levels. It can be listened to as a testament to the technical prowess of two musicians. But it is also a strangely moving exploration of the disorientation that we all have felt in recent months. https://avantmusicnews.com/2021/10/16/amn-reviews-sylvie-courvoisier-and-mary-halvorson-searching-for-the-disappeared-hour-2021-pyroclastic-records/

Searching for the Disappeared Hour

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