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Alto saxophonist Rob Reddy assembled a tremendous band for 1997's
Post War Euphoria, with trumpeter Eddie Allen helping push the music into the multistylistic realm of
Charles Mingus,
James "Blood" Ulmer, and
Sonny Sharrock.
Songs That You Can Trust follows
Euphoria's arrows further into Reddy's strong-willed, creative passion. He plays with a wry economy, phrasing solos so that they proceed with drama rather than flash. Trumpeter Allen and trombonist Josh Roseman make Reddy's band vibrantly jazzy, allowing bassist Dom Richards, guitarist Jef Lee Johnson, and drum phenomenon Pheeroan AkLaff to push the band's funkier side. Like Ulmer's tunes, these are powered by tight, power-stroke drumming that provides an ideal backdrop for the horns to alternate between riffing colors and solos that toss together soulful, hard-bop threads and the kind of fast-phrase burns that
Ornette Coleman made his own in the early 1960s. Even with the sharp edges, Reddy's is an adventure that benefits fans of any jazz era.
--Andrew Bartlett
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Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating: Release Date: 19-OCT-1999
