CD REVIEW 4 stars FWM Records Mike Nock piano, James Waples drums, Ben Waples double bass, Karl Laskowski tenor saxophone, Ken Allars trumpet This trio’s first album, An Accumulation of Subtleties, was a triumph, demonstrating on two discs how well the Waples brothers work with Nock’s presence and mastery. Hear and Know is altered radically by the addition of horns — it is fascinating to … Continue reading MIKE NOCK TRIO PLUS — HEAR AND KNOW
CD REVIEW Assaf Kehati guitar, Alon Farber saxophone, Daniel Sapir bass, Udi Shlomo drums 3 + stars This is the second album — after A View from My Window — for Israeli-born guitarist Kehati, who has lived in Boston, US, since moving there in 2007 to study at the New England Conservatory. In all seven of his compositions he plays with dexterity, restraint and subtlety … Continue reading ASSAF KEHATI QUARTET — FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES
CD REVIEW 4 stars Marc Hannaford piano, Sam Pankhurst bass, James McLean drums There’s meat in this music as well as in the PDF file that serves as liner notes to this digital only release. But, despite the title’s reference to a carnivorous animal, especially the Tasmanian devil, there is no hint of frenzied tearing at raw flesh. Rather these eight tracks are evidence of … Continue reading SARCOPHILE — MARC HANNAFORD TRIO
