Acoustic Jazz Quartet • Acoustic Jazz Quartet

 

Review from All About Jazz (by C. Michael Bailey):
The Acoustic Jazz Quartet is a smart group of young musicians with a sound as fresh and forward as a strawberry bursting on the roof of your mouth. Their self-titled debut starts swinging and never stops. Tenor and Soprano Saxophonist David Sills made his Naxos Jazz debut in 1998 with Journey Together. His style was an updated Stan Getz/Lester Young combination that strained through his education and experience provided some of the most enjoyable tenor music to be released by the Naxos Jazz label. Sills has a meticulously manicured tone that reflects much listening and practice. He joins a young and accomplished guitar-based rhythm section lead by guitarist Jamie Findley. Findley, whether playing acoustic or electric, provides a seamless foil to Sills. He too has a perfect tone and performance. Together they share a warmth and sincere empathy that is immediately appealing. The consensus disc center of gravity is bassist Zac Matthews' blues, "Just Like it's Always Been". The Quartet wisely opens its disc with this good-natured romp that immediately gets the listener's attention. The remainder of the disc continues in the same seamless and comforting vein. Acoustic Jazz Quartet should be included in the Baker's dozen of Naxos Jazz Releases. White-hot recommendation.

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The Acoustic Jazz Quartet es un grupo inteligente de jóvenes músicos con un sonido tan fresco y vanguardista como una fresa estallando en el paladar. Su debut homónimo comienza con swing y nunca se detiene. El saxofonista tenor y soprano David Sills hizo su debut en Naxos Jazz en 1998 con Journey Together. Su estilo fue una combinación actualizada de Stan Getz/Lester Young que filtrada a través de su educación y experiencia proporcionó parte de la música de saxo tenor más disfrutable lanzada por el sello Naxos Jazz. Sills tiene un tono meticulosamente cuidado que refleja mucha escucha y práctica. Se une a una joven y consumada sección rítmica basada en guitarra liderada por el guitarrista Jamie Findley. Findley, ya sea tocando guitarra acústica o eléctrica, proporciona un contrapunto perfecto para Sills. También tiene un tono y rendimiento perfecto. Juntos comparten una calidez y empatía sincera que es inmediatamente atractiva. El centro de gravedad del disco por consenso es el blues del bajista Zac Matthews, "Just Like it's Always Been". El Cuarteto sabiamente abre su disco con este jaleo de buen humor que inmediatamente capta la atención del oyente. El resto del disco continúa en la misma vena fluida y reconfortante. Acoustic Jazz Quartet debería incluirse en la docena de baker de los lanzamientos de Naxos Jazz. Recomendación al rojo vivo.

Tracks:
1 - Just Like Its Always Been
2 - Felicidade
3 - Bye The Grace
4 - Cause (Coz)
5 - Stomping at the Savoy
6 - Through All Worlds
7 - Soul Eyes
8 - Fashioner
9 - Living With Life
10 - Fragrance of Rhythm (I Small Rhythm)


Credits:
David Sills - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Jamie Findlay - Guitar (acoustic and electric)
Zac Matthews - Bass
Dean Koba - Drums

Label: Naxos Jazz
Catalog: 86033
Country: USA & Canada
Released: June 22, 1999
Recording Date: May 27, 1997 - March 15, 1998
Recording Location: MI Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post-Bop
Duration: 61:31

Notes: (in English) This debut album by the Acoustic Jazz Quartet showcases the group's fresh approach to post-bop jazz with a guitar-based rhythm section. Saxophonist David Sills had previously released "Journey Together" on Naxos Jazz in 1998, establishing himself as an important voice in contemporary jazz with a style influenced by Stan Getz and Lester Young. The album features a mix of original compositions and jazz standards, including the classic "Stompin' at the Savoy" and Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes." Bassist Zac Matthews contributed the opening blues "Just Like It's Always Been," which became a highlight of the recording. The album was recorded over several sessions spanning nearly a year at MI Studios in Hollywood.

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