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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Slim Harpo • Sting It Then!
Monday, October 5, 2026
Jimmy Forrest • Sit Down and Relax with Jimmy Forrest
Biography:
A fine all-round tenor player, Jimmy Forrest is best-known for recording "Night Train," a song that he "borrowed" from the last part of Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local." While in high school in St. Louis, Forrest worked with pianist Eddie Johnson, the legendary Fate Marable, and the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. In 1938, he went on the road with Don Albert and then was with Jay McShann's Orchestra (1940-1942). In New York, Forrest played with Andy Kirk (1942-1948) and Duke Ellington (1949) before returning to St. Louis. After recording "Night Train," Forrest became a popular attraction and recorded a series of jazz-oriented R&B singles. Among his most important later associations were with Harry "Sweets" Edison (1958-1963), Count Basie's Orchestra (1972-1977), and Al Grey, with whom he co-led a quintet until his death. Forrest recorded for United (reissued by Delmark), Prestige/New Jazz (1960-1962), and Palo Alto (1978).
by Scott Yanow
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Cal Tjader:
John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet • Brooklyn
Bassist John Patitucci has few peers when it comes to doubling on the acoustic upright and electric variations of his instrument. However, he utilizes only a Yamaha electric semi-hollow six-string on his latest release, Brooklyn, an homage to his hometown. Still, the album, recorded by his Electric Guitar Quartet, with guitarists Adam Rogers and Steve Cardenas, presents an overabundance of six-stringed instruments, especially during the lower points of an 11-song roller coaster.
The disc gets off to an adventurous start. On Patitucci’s evocative medley “IN9-1881/The Search,” drummer Brian Blade’s bomb-drops set the stage for his bandmates’ interweaving lines. Rogers was half of a twin-guitar lineup with David Gilmore in the underrated 1990s fusion band Lost Tribe. His interplay with Cardenas sizzles on Patitucci’s surprisingly bluesy, Allman Brothers-influenced funk vehicle “Band of Brothers.
In contrast, a cover of Malian vocalist Oumou Sangare’s “Dugu Kamalemba” spins in place more than it entrances. Versions of Thelonious Monk standards “Trinkle Tinkle” and “Ugly Beauty” serve as vehicles for Patitucci’s admittedly jaw-dropping solos but sound empty compared to the original versions by their unorthodox piano-playing composer. Ditto Wes Montgomery’s “The Thumb,” a novelty piece to display its transposition from guitar to bass, and a curious cover of the classic spiritual “Go Down Moses.”
Some of Patitucci’s own compositions sound more focused. On “JLR,” he and Blade form a stomping cushion for the guitarists. And the bassist’s intro solo on “Do You?” borrows the form of the jazz standard “I’ve Got Rhythm” to approximate a Charlie Parker saxophone solo (shades of Jaco Pastorius on Bird’s “Donna Lee”). But other originals — the impressionistic “Bells of Coutance,” the balladic “Tesori” — contribute to the album’s scattered feel during a session that might have been better served live.
Bill Meredith
https://www.jazziz.com/john-patitucci-electric-guitar-quartet/
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El bajista John Patitucci tiene pocos pares cuando se trata de duplicar las variaciones acústicas verticales y eléctricas de su instrumento. Sin embargo, utiliza solo una Yamaha eléctrica semihueca de seis cuerdas en su último lanzamiento, Brooklyn, un homenaje a su ciudad natal. Aún así, el álbum, grabado por su Cuarteto de Guitarras Eléctricas, con los guitarristas Adam Rogers y Steve Cárdenas, presenta una sobreabundancia de instrumentos de seis cuerdas, especialmente durante los puntos más bajos de una montaña rusa de 11 canciones.
El disco tiene un comienzo aventurero. En el evocador popurrí de Patitucci "IN9-1881 / The Search", los lanzamientos de bombas del baterista Brian Blade prepararon el escenario para las líneas entrelazadas de sus compañeros de banda. Rogers era la mitad de una formación de guitarras gemelas con David Gilmore en la subestimada banda de fusión Lost Tribe de la década de 1990. Su interacción con Cárdenas chisporrotea en el vehículo funk sorprendentemente blues e influenciado por Allman Brothers de Patitucci "Band of Brothers.
En contraste, una versión de "Dugu Kamalemba" del vocalista maliense Oumou Sangare gira en su lugar más de lo que entra. Las versiones de los estándares de Thelonious Monk "Trinkle Tinkle" y "Ugly Beauty" sirven como vehículos para los solos asombrosos de Patitucci, pero suenan vacíos en comparación con las versiones originales de su compositor poco ortodoxo para tocar el piano. Lo mismo ocurre con "The Thumb" de Wes Montgomery, una pieza novedosa para mostrar su transposición de la guitarra al bajo, y una curiosa versión del clásico espiritual " Go Down Moses.”
Algunas de las composiciones propias de Patitucci suenan más enfocadas. En "JLR", él y Blade forman un cojín para los guitarristas. Y el solo de introducción del bajista en " Do You?"toma prestada la forma del estándar de jazz "I've Got Rhythm" para aproximarse a un solo de saxofón de Charlie Parker (tonos de Jaco Pastorius en "Donna Lee"de Bird). Pero otros originales, las impresionistas "Bells of Coutance", la balada "Tesori", contribuyen a la sensación dispersa del álbum durante una sesión que podría haberse servido mejor en vivo.
Bill Meredith
https://www.jazziz.com/john-patitucci-electric-guitar-quartet/
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