Having released multiple leader dates for Posi-Tone featuring a classic jazz quintet lineup of saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass and drums, Ken Fowser has recorded an organ-jazz album at the suggestion of producer and label head Marc Free.
Joining the New York-based tenor saxophonist on Right On Time are organist Brian Charette, guitarist Ed Cherry and drummer Willie Jones III, with guest horn players Steve Davis (trombone) and Joe Magnarelli (trumpet) appearing on several tracks. The change of context required a fresh approach from Fowser, who composed all 10 tracks here, many of them built upon a blues groove aesthetic reminiscent of old Lou Donaldson records. Fowser’s writing and playing are appropriately straightahead; his melodies come at you directly, and his tenor tone is clean and unaffected, with slightly dark shadings. His all-star sidemen devour the material, whether swinging their way through blues-based numbers like “Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors” and “Keep Doing What You’re Doing” or turning up the heat on more harmonically advanced compositions, like “Duck And Cover” and “Knights Of The Round.” Killer solos abound, as everyone on board makes a substantial contribution to the collective exuberance. Cherry shares the melody line with Fowser on the quiet waltz “A Poem For Elaine,” which elicits gentle, yet exquisite, statements from the guitarist and saxophonist, not to mention an especially sweet solo spot from Charette.
Right On Time is a great idea that clearly sparked a creative fire in Fowser and resonated with his chosen bandmates. Critical ears and casual listeners will relish the results.
By Ed Enright | Published February 2019
https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/right-on-time
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Después de haber lanzado varias fechas líderes para Posi-Tone con una alineación de quinteto de jazz clásico de saxofón, trompeta, piano, bajo y batería, Ken Fowser ha grabado un álbum de órgano-jazz por sugerencia del productor y director del sello Marc Free.
Junto al saxofonista tenor residente en Nueva York en Right On Time están el organista Brian Charette, el guitarrista Ed Cherry y el baterista Willie Jones III, con los trompistas invitados Steve Davis (trombón) y Joe Magnarelli (trompeta) que aparecen en varias pistas. El cambio de contexto requirió un nuevo enfoque de Fowser, quien compuso las 10 pistas aquí, muchas de ellas construidas sobre una estética de ritmo de blues que recuerda a los viejos discos de Lou Donaldson. La escritura y el juego de Fowser son apropiadamente directos; sus melodías te llegan directamente, y su tono de tenor es limpio y no afectado, con matices ligeramente oscuros. Sus acompañantes estelares devoran el material, ya sea abriéndose camino a través de temas basados en el blues como "Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors" y "Keep Doing What You're Doing" o subiendo la temperatura en composiciones más armónicamente avanzadas, como " Agáchate y Cúbrete ”y“ Caballeros de la Ronda ”. Abundan los solos asesinos, ya que todos a bordo hacen una contribución sustancial a la exuberancia colectiva. Cherry comparte la línea de la melodía con Fowser en el tranquilo vals "A Poem For Elaine", que provoca declaraciones suaves, pero exquisitas, del guitarrista y el saxofonista, sin mencionar un punto en solitario especialmente dulce de Charette.
Right On Time es una gran idea que claramente provocó un fuego creativo en Fowser y resonó con sus compañeros de banda elegidos. Los oídos críticos y los oyentes casuales disfrutarán de los resultados.
Por Ed Enright | Publicado febrero de 2019
https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/right-on-time
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1 - Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors - 3:54
2 - Samba For Joe Bim - 3:39
3 - Duck And Cover - 4:21
4 - No Filter - 6:59
5 - Don't Let Life Pass You By - 5:46
6 - On My Way - 4:37
7 - Keep Doing What You're Doing - 6:41
8 - Fowser Time - 7:22
9 - A Poem For Elaine - 5:45
10 - Knights Of The Round - 6:59
Credits:
Drums – Willie Jones III
Guitar – Ed Cherry
Organ – Brian Charette
Producer – Marc Free
Trombone – Steve Davis
Trumpet – Joe Magnarelli
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Ken Fowser
Label: Posi-Tone – PR8191
Released: 2019
Genre: Jazz
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