Reviewed: 2018-10-18
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: What you hear immediately from bassist Kent Miller's quartet is their fluency and propulsive, surely satisfying, button poppin,' finger-snappin' swing with both originals and standards. I could go on and on about solos great and small and how each of these guys give, take, and stamp their signature talents on each turn, but this disc is all about ensemble playing. They beautifully meld elements of swing & bop. There isn’t a dull tack here.
If You Like: Zoot Sims, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb, Cozy Cole
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Segment (4:33) – sax starts> swinging uptempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> jam > fade
2/ 20 Cent Shift (7:16) -drums start> uptempo jam> piano, sax, & bass solo> jam> crescendo end
*3/ Miles Mode (6:18) – drums start> swinging uptempo jam> piano, wailing sax solo> jam> crescendo end
*4/ The Cat (6:45) – drums/piano start> slow slinky jam> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Sid’s delight (6:25) – full band starts> uptempo jam> bass, sax, piano, bass, drums solo> uptempo jam with drum fills & short solos> quick stop
6/ Three Views Of A Secret (7:44) – piano/sax starts> slow & slinky jam> sax solo> slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
7/ Sunday Evenin’ (7:12) – bass starts> midtempo jam with Latin vibe> bass, sax solo> jam swings uptempo & fades
*8/ Aww Shewt (7:27) – piano starts> uptempo jam with cha cha beat. Piano solo> jam> sax solo> jam> sax swings to fast tempo jam> slow fade