Robert Jospe' Quartet - The Night Sky - New Release Review

 

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Night Sky, from Robert Jospe' Quartet and it's quite good. Opening with Latin flavored, Crooked Mile, Daniel Clarke on piano and Robert Jospe' set a terrific, rhythmic tempo and Chris Whiteman on guitar cruises the melody with the smoothness of Benson. With Paul Langosch on bass and extended piano work by Clarke, this is a super opener.  Pyramids is another track with a heavily rhythmic feel follows a great melodic phrase set by Clarke on piano and Whiteman's guitar work really is quite nice with excellent percussion by Jospe' holding it all together. Flashback is one of my favorite tracks on the release with a funky keyboard, bass and drum setup. Clarke on piano and Whiteman on guitar solo out with tight phrasing pushed by Langosch on bass and Jospe' o drums. Super. Billy Strahorn's classic, Take The A Train,  is reworked with Clarke and Whiteman working the melody. Whitehorn's guitar phrasing is swift and stimulating and Clarke's piano workout challenging and tight. With Driving bass by Langosch and crisp drums by Jospe' this is fresh. Wrapping the release is Silver Lining, performed by Jospe' on hand pan. This rings clear and shown ingenuity and solid composition. Very nice closer. 

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Outrageous8 Records artist: Cyger & Butterworth - Plaid Pants - New Release Review

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Plaid Pants, by Cyger & Butterworth and it's cool. Opening with Latin soaked, Pequena Diabla, Ron Cyger on sax has the lead with a smooth and moving melody, supported by Brent Butterworth on bass, guitar and ukulele. Solid opener. Clunky has a cool, suspenseful melody with Butterworth creating a framework for melody on guitar, joined by Cyger on flute and Dimitris Terzpiis on drums. Cyger takes the first solo on flute followed by Butterworth on guitar. Returning to sax, Cyger blows a soulful solo and Butterworth a solo on bass. This track is unusual and interesting. Poydras St. has a springy rhythm and Butterworth on guitar and Cyger on sax are tight on a unified melody, chased by Terzpiis on drums with a New Orleans flavor. Cyger takes an extended solo on sax expanding the melody and Butterworth on bass takes it a few steps further before rejoining for a melodic reunion. Bye-Bye Blue Whale opens with Butterworth on bass and rich guitar chords but quickly develops with the most melodic track on the release featuring soulful sax work by Cyger. Warm, double time guitar soloing by Butterfield gives the track a more bop feel. Wrapping the release is light and breezy, LP with Butterfield laying down the melody on guitar joined by Cyger on flute. Breaking on sax, Cyger further develops the track and Cyger rocks in on guitar. A tight drum exhibition by Terzpiis and a melodic refrain closes the release. 

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