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Title: A Strong, New Voice
Review: I echo the statements of Mr. Dennis, who wrote a previous review of this disc. Frankly, it was getting to the point where I was bored by bop-derived playing. It no longer sounded fresh.Dave Glasser works within a traditional jazz setting, but he sounds original. A lot of it has to do with his tone, the sound he gets out of the alto. A little vibrato, a little raspy, quite appealing to this ear. There are 2 unaccompanied alto numbers here: Pannonica and Love Letters - both beautiful and captivating. The group is a good one: the always swinging and intelligent Lewis Nash on drums, Peter Washington - bass and Barry Harris -piano. One tune is a quintet with a trumpet, works very well. I recommend this disc, certainly to anyone playing sax, but any jazz lover will like it. Accessible, rewards careful listening and sounds good at a cocktail party too.
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