What I like about it: I like how every note, every expression sounds like it’s all heart. I like how this ensemble illustrates the wide range of emotions that fall under the purview of the blues. I like how this album takes a classic sound and makes it feel brand spankin’ new… even as it feeds the soul with a nostalgia for loved Blue Note Records bop sessions. This is a recording that will snap into place with any time of day, any place, any mood, anything at all where you need something good to make everything better.
Your album personnel: Ellen Rowe (piano), Tia Fuller (alto sax), Virginia Mayhew (tenor sax), Lisa Parrott (baritone sax), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Melissa Gardiner (trombone), Allison Miller (drums) and guests: Janelle Reichman (clarinet), Marion Hayden (bass), Marlene Rosenberg (bass).
Mar 18 2019
Album of the Day: Ellen Rowe Octet – “Momentum: Portraits of Women in Motion”
Album: Momentum: Portraits of Women in Motion
Label: Smokin’ Sleddog Records
Favorite track: “Ain’t I A Woman”
Style: Straight-ahead
Music from: Ann Arbor, MI
What I like about it: I like how every note, every expression sounds like it’s all heart. I like how this ensemble illustrates the wide range of emotions that fall under the purview of the blues. I like how this album takes a classic sound and makes it feel brand spankin’ new… even as it feeds the soul with a nostalgia for loved Blue Note Records bop sessions. This is a recording that will snap into place with any time of day, any place, any mood, anything at all where you need something good to make everything better.
Your album personnel: Ellen Rowe (piano), Tia Fuller (alto sax), Virginia Mayhew (tenor sax), Lisa Parrott (baritone sax), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Melissa Gardiner (trombone), Allison Miller (drums) and guests: Janelle Reichman (clarinet), Marion Hayden (bass), Marlene Rosenberg (bass).
Available at: Amazon
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By davesumner • Jazz Recommendations, Jazz Recommendations - 2019 • 0 • Tags: Ann Arbor (MI), Ellen Rowe, Smokin’ Sleddog Records