Premonition

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Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stretch Records
• ASIN: B00004U2ZO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,040 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Premonition

3. Mr. Demargary

4. Space - Part I 'The Beginning'

5. Aquarius

6. Mary's Vibe (For Mary Lou Williams)

7. Gaga

8. Avner

9. Incantation

10. Closure

11. U Near Blew!

12. Space - Part II 'Continuum'

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The legendary Chick Corea is a successful talent scout these days, as evidenced by the exceptional young talent he's recording on his Stretch label. Add pianist-bandleader Jason Lindner to Corea's "young lions" roster. A mainstay at the tiny but influential Manhattan club Smalls, this project, produced by Bob Belden, captures Lindner and his cohorts in an energetic big band that brilliantly spans several eras and styles. Lindner's Bud Powell-colored pianisms are buoyed by drummers Daniel Freedman and Jeff Ballard; bassists Omer Vital, Dwayne Burno, and Avishai Cohen; and percussionist Kahlil Kwame Bell. The title track is a peppery, Latin-powered tune, and "Mr. Demargy" is a Gil Evans-inspired number with contrapuntal horn lines laced by the bravura solos of Argentinean trumpeter and flügelhorn player Diego Urcola and trombonist-arranger Avi Lebovich. Lindner's full-bodied, acoustic piano sound echoes on the ballad "Aquarius," while "Mary's Vibe (for Mary Lou Williams)" mixes jazz and rap with MC Bena Merata. "Incantation" is an offering with a Coltrane-esque cosmic swing with Myron Walden's urgent alto sax, contrasted by the mainstream swinger, "U Near Blew!" with Jimmy Greene's "walking the bar" tenor sax shoutout. Jason Lindner's got great chops, a great ear, and a great future. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Band like no other..., October 1, 2000

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Chewie (CRANFORD, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Premonition (Audio CD)

When i first heard Jason's band live about 2 years ago, I was hooked. Every monday night i would commute to the Village to see and hear, what is in my opinion, one of the best bands in the world today. I became a JL junkie, and if they were out of town, i'd get so disappointed that they didn't have an album out. Now here it is. The long awaited debut really hits the spot, it's not one of those cd's where you only like 2 or 3 songs, its the real deal. My one quarrel is the absence of such amazing songs as "Freak of Nature" and "5 Elements". But all in all, the album leaves you begging for more...do i smell a live album?

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "little big band sound", July 18, 2000

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Premonition (Audio CD)

Jason Lindner's debut "little big band" album serves as a "PREMONITION", giving us an exciting glimpse into the future of creative big band jazz. Lindner along with some talented musicians - Omer Avital (acoustic bass), Dan Freedman (drums, percussion & balafon), Kahil Kwame Bell (percussion), Myron Waiden (alto sax), Jimmy Greene (tenor sax & flute), Charles Owens (tenor sax), Dave Schumacher (baritone sax & bass clarinet), Avi Leibovich (trombone), Joe Fidler (trombone), Alex Norris (trumpet & flugel horn) and Diego Urcola (trumpet), all lend a hand to an extraordinary musical journey that shatters preconceptions about what "big band jazz" sounds like.

This latest from Stretch Records featuring pianist/composer/arranger Jason Lindner is refreshing and visionary, must have for jazz purist. Looks like we have a new star on the horizon - "PREMONITION" is Jason Lindner!

Total Time: 57:15 on 12 Tracks/ Stretch Records - SCD 9026 2 (2000)