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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars SHOTGUN
THIS CD IS MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH RUSSELL GUNN'S TRUMPET.ITS A NICE SURPRISE . I DO HEAR A NEW TEATMENT HERE FOR "OLD CHESNUTS" HE HAS HIS OWN VOICE IN THE INSTRUMENT AND A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD.
Published on July 28, 2002

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2.0 out of 5 stars What's Going on Here?
This is the kind of record that gives jazz a bad name. Russell Gunn, a young trumpeter of note, here offers a set of mostly bebop chestnuts supposedly given a fresh reading. Instead, what we get is esoteric, virtuoso, insider treatments. Yes, there are some stunning moments, yes, the fine assemblage of 20- and 30-something jazzers play their butts off, but it generally...
Published on May 3, 2002 by Jan P. Dennis


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars SHOTGUN, July 28, 2002
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This review is from: Blue on the D.L. (Audio CD)
THIS CD IS MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH RUSSELL GUNN'S TRUMPET.ITS A NICE SURPRISE . I DO HEAR A NEW TEATMENT HERE FOR "OLD CHESNUTS" HE HAS HIS OWN VOICE IN THE INSTRUMENT AND A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars swing, July 10, 2002
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This review is from: Blue on the D.L. (Audio CD)
This ablum is what jazz is all about..it swings, its groovy and you feel the music.
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2.0 out of 5 stars What's Going on Here?, May 3, 2002
This review is from: Blue on the D.L. (Audio CD)
This is the kind of record that gives jazz a bad name. Russell Gunn, a young trumpeter of note, here offers a set of mostly bebop chestnuts supposedly given a fresh reading. Instead, what we get is esoteric, virtuoso, insider treatments. Yes, there are some stunning moments, yes, the fine assemblage of 20- and 30-something jazzers play their butts off, but it generally comes across as cold and academic: ideosyncratic, listener-unfriendly set-pieces. Where's the warmth, the vitality, the craziness that make jazz such a surprizing and engaging music? Not here on this disc, I'm sorry to say.
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Blue on the D.L. by Russell Gunn (Audio CD - 2002)
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