Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Gilad Edelman - My Groove, Your Move (Sharp Nine 2013)

Gilad Edelman is a relative rarity in today's jazz world - a youngster (age 23 at the time of this recording) who plays completely straight-ahead in the tradition of Cannonball, Stitt and Jackie McLean. And a breath of fresh air it is: the big, sweet tone; the youthful exuberance; the joy of ripping the changes - all suffused by the feeling of the blues that is foundation of hard bop. Here joined by a fabulous New York band comprised of Joe Magnarelli, David Hazeltine, John Webber and Jason Brown, Edelman presents a varied and well paced set that includes the seldom heard verse to I Love You, On the Street Where You Live, The Way You Look Tonight, the rarely heard samba Foi a Saudade, and the blues-drenched title tune, Hank Mobley's My Groove, Your Move. Hard bop lives! 
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