2010-04-19
Out of Seattle, Speak presents interesting and sometimes improvisational jazz. Featuring keys, reeds, drums, and bass, this quintet offers edgy jazz that while usually melodic, sometimes delves into a tasteful free-form style. The disc starts out strong with "Amalgam in the Middle", a song that rocks with plenty of effects/distortion on Cuong Vu's trumpet. The slower, "People or Cats" is a pretty composition. My favorite piece, however, is the busy "Polypockets", which reminds me of a hive of bees. Rebecca Ruth
ROGER DAVIDSON TRIO
Ten to Twelve.
SHAWN LEE'S PING PONG ORCHESTRA
Reel To Reel
BEN ALLISON AND MAN SIZE SAFE
Little Things Run the World
DYLAN TAYLOR
Sweeter For The Struggle
John Scofield
That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles
FUMOSONIC
– Love is Everything
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