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Beautiful New CD

M. Cassidy | 02/02/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD proves what I wrote two years ago was true, she is a powerful creative artist. There are solos on this CD that are so moving and beautiful that I imagine that Mingus, Garrison and Pettiford are dancing in heaven. The msuical conversation between Oh and Akinmusire for some reason of the musical conversations of Tamura and Fujii. Here is what I wrote about Linda Oh about two years ago when I first heard her: Last night I saw the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra at Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall. The first half of the program was mostly Gil Evans and Miles Davis with a smattering of other composers/arrangers. The second half was Evans and Davis's Arrangement of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The original recording is with Miles Davis is something I have been listening to for years, this was one of the few times that I have listened to an orchestra play jazz. Its different; few solos not much improvisation. Dave Liebman did well and it was interesting to listen a non-trumpet play the lead. At a couple points he soared. I suddenly realized that in my mind I was listening to a quartet: Lieberman on saxphone, the orchestra, Will Clark on drums and Linda Oh on double bass. Linda and Will were impressive. I was very impressed and moved with Oh's playing; she has got a commanding sound, so much so that sometimes it was a duet. I would love to see her in a smaller setting, a trio or quartet, where she could let herself fly on long improvised solos.



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