Brian Dickinson & Jerry Bergonzi - Soul Mission

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:16
Size: 149,7 MB
Art: Front

( 6:16)  1. Soul Mission
( 7:58)  2. Pardon Me
( 9:23)  3. Delaware Daze
( 7:29)  4. Splurge
( 7:45)  5. Sam's Song
( 7:18)  6. With Reference
(11:04)  7. Crazy Makers
( 8:01)  8. Tribute

Brian Dickinson and Jerry Bergonzi meet in Soul Mission , a record recorded in 2002 and released by Dodicilune records . A non-leading but indispensable players in this musical dialogue are Jim Vivian's double bass and Ted Warren's drums , the rhythmic section of the Dickinsonquartet . Bergonzi and Dickinson share the music. Four original compositions each, almost of the same duration, the same number of solos, but a more precious presence of the saxofonosta professor. Jerry Bergonzi In fact, it offers a lesson in sax, improvisation, cleanliness and roundness; his notes come down precise, they roll like perfect spheres to highlight, again, the possession of a sublime technique and a closeness admired by the sound, however inimitable, of Coltrane. 

In the composition of both dominates the tradition, the elegance of a jazz that we have the need to define as classic, the exception is the energetic Crazy makers signed by Dickinson in which Vivian and Warren are in the foreground . Attention returns to the piano and sax immediately after, in Tribute di Bergonzi , for the closure of this work. The lesson is over the spherical notes drawn by the fingers and the breath are still, immobile like a " soul " listening. ~ Alessandro Armando for JazzItalia http://www.jazzitalia.net/recensioni/soulmission.asp#.XIuyMiJKiUl

Personnel:  Jerry Bergonzi - tenor sax; Brian Dickinson - piano; Jim Vivian - double bass; Ted Warren - drums

Soul Mission

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Brian Dickinson - Fishs Eddy

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:15
Size: 125,2 MB
Art: Front

(9:15)  1. I Loves You Porgy
(7:18)  2. Falling
(6:00)  3. Fishs Eddy
(6:04)  4. Delaware Daze
(7:44)  5. Never Let Me Go
(6:09)  6. Limbo
(5:49)  7. Gateway
(5:53)  8. Rising

A sublime trio recording from pianist/composer Brian Dickinson, this music also features impeccable bass playing by jazz legend George Mraz, and sensitive drumming from Ethan Ardelli. It opens with a haunting rendition of the Gershwins' "I Loves You Porgy" and continues with six inspired originals as well as the beautiful ballad, "Never Let Me Go". All in all, it is a wonderful album capturing an inspired performance by three master musicians. This recording was produced in Toronto, Canada in April of 2013. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/briandickinson4

Personnel: Brian Dickinson - piano;  George Mraz - bass; Ethan Ardelli - drums.

Fishs Eddy

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The Brian Dickinson Quintet - The Rhythm Method

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:37
Size: 147.9 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[7:15] 1. Orion
[6:10] 2. Open Season
[7:30] 3. Bon Voyage
[5:46] 4. Moonshine
[6:44] 5. 'tude
[6:49] 6. Lennie's Loonies
[6:57] 7. Trane Trip
[5:22] 8. Stepping Out
[6:43] 9. It's Hugh Or Nolan
[5:17] 10. Raking Leaves

Brian Dickinson: piano; Kelly Jefferson: tenor sax; Luiz Deniz; alto sax; Neil Swainson: bass; Ted Warren: drums.

Toronto-based pianist Brian Dickinson explores the "quintet with a two sax front line" on The Rhythm Method. He takes his lead from the somewhat overlooked pianist/conceptualist Lennie Tristano, who broke the ground with his historic 1949 Capitol Sessions featuring Lee Konitz on alto sax and Warne Marsh on tenor sax; and with his 1956 recordings with Marsh and Ted Brown, both on tenor.

The set opens on Wayne Shorter's "Orion," featuring a sparkling extended solo by Dickenson that brings Shorter's collaborations with Herbie Hancock to mind, while alto saxophonist Luis Deniz stretches his lines, a la Lee Konitz, and tenor sax man Kelly Jefferson blows with a sharper, more powerhouse diction. "Bon Voyage, " a tune brimming with a floating loveliness, unrolls from the like a silken fabric from a smooth-rolling spool, with bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Ted Warren cushioning the rhythm with a nuanced grace. "'Tude" is more propulsive, popping and snapping, with a relentless verve.

"The Rhythm Method Suite" makes up the disc's last five turns. It serves as a spirited and exploratory tribute to the Tristano/Marsh school of music making—a cool, relaxed school that never has gone out of style, even if its roots aren't as acknowledged as they perhaps should be. And the group makes it seem so effortless—the circuitous piano solos, the flexible rhythms, the saxophone conversations—on this set of first rate compositions (all from Dickinson's pen), giving a classic, time-tested approach a compellingly beautiful, modern shine. ~Dan McClenaghan

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