2007-11-30
Fantastic. Simply fantastic. The 3 Cohens paint a masterpiece of jazz using the same canvas on which Miles Davis spoke so eloquently in "Kind of Blue." Award winning tenor saxophonist Anat Cohen teams up with her brothers, Avishai on trumpet and Yuval on soprano sax, to offer a three-horn front in a classic sextet ensemble. Drawing from Brazilian and classical studies only enhances this 10-song feature. Virtuosity, discipline and great homage pepper the nine original compositions for this must-have for any jazz enthusiast. If you like 1950's era John Coltrane, Art Blakey, or any of the other jazz giants, this new offering holds its own among the best of the best. - Daniel J. Graeber
OUTER BRIDGE ENSEMBLE
Determined
VARIOUS
Rumble In the Great Lakes (Best of the Detroit Jazz Fest 2007)
Bobby Watson
Made In America
NICHOLAS PAYTON
Sketches of Spain
ANGELO MICHAJLOV (Performed by Petra Cernocka and The Karl Vlach Orchestra)
Saxana
CONNIE EVINGSON WITH DAVE FRISHBERG
Little Did I Dream
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