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5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding straight ahead jazz, September 7, 2005
This review is from: New Orleans Collective (Audio CD)
With the beautiful crescent city devastated by Katrina, one might wonder if a recording like this one is to be produced anymore. This is a reunion of very talented New Orleans related young men, put together by drummer extraordinaire (and producer) Carl Allen. It features a then not so known Nicholas Payton on trumpet, altoist Wessell Anderson (a regular with Wynton Marsalis), piano player Peter Martin, bassist Chris Thomas and Brian Blade on drums; these last three would become Joshua Redman's rhythm section shortly after.
Highly recommendable, fresh, hard swinging music, with not only a hint, but the entire essence of New Orleans.
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