Strings
'REVIEW: Antonio Adolfo, 'Tropical Infinito,' AAM Music
-
'REVIEW: Spike Wilner, 'Koan,' Posi-Tone Records
Man, those guys at Posi-Tone are on a roll! Spike Wilner's 'Koan' is as engaging a piano trio CD as you'll hope to hear. I thought I was done with basic piano trios but Wilner is so inventive, his originals so, uh, original, his covers so well-picked and performed, that if you have to hear yet another piano trio, let it be he. -
'REVIEW: Dan Pratt, 'Hymn For The Happy Man,' Same Island Music
'Hymn for the Happy Man' (Same Island) by sax man Dan Pratt is buoyed by the presence of bassist Christian McBride who seems to be everywhere at once these days. McBride plays here with an ever-charging enthusiasm and groove-laden bump that accentuates the proceedings and moves the music in directions unforeseen. He sounds hungry, as does the rest of the band.
