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Canadian pianist-composer D.D. Jackson combines the eclecticism of Keith Jarrett with the angular right-hand runs of Don Pullen. On this CD (which translates to "follow me" in Spanish), Jackson is backed by a young New York rhythm section consisting of Cuban drummer-percussionist Dafnis Prieto and bassist Ugonna Okegwo. They swing with a strong Afro-Latin feel, especially on the gospel-tinged track "The Welcoming," the hip-hop accented "Jam Band," and the fast and furious "Cubano Funk." The mellow-toned guitarist Freddie Bryant joins the trio on the title cut, which also includes violinist Christian Howes. D.D. Jackson's solo piano composition "Prologue" offers the best aural evidence of his ingenious blending and shaping of classical and jazz influences. --Eugene Holley Jr.
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D.D. Jackson Manufacturer: Justin Time Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Bebop General
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ASIN: B00005OADS Release Date: 2002-03-26 |
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Canadian pianist-composer D.D. Jackson combines the eclecticism of Keith Jarrett with the angular right-hand runs of Don Pullen. On this CD (which translates to "follow me" in Spanish), Jackson is backed by a young New York rhythm section consisting of Cuban drummer-percussionist Dafnis Prieto and bassist Ugonna Okegwo. They swing with a strong Afro-Latin feel, especially on the gospel-tinged track "The Welcoming," the hip-hop accented "Jam Band," and the fast and furious "Cubano Funk." The mellow-toned guitarist Freddie Bryant joins the trio on the title cut, which also includes violinist Christian Howes. D.D. Jackson's solo piano composition "Prologue" offers the best aural evidence of his ingenious blending and shaping of classical and jazz influences. --Eugene Holley Jr.Customer Reviews:
An amazing CD that just won't leave my CD player.......2002-07-25
Love the latin groove!.......2002-03-29
Fantastic!.......2002-01-17
A mixed result........2002-01-13
So I'm not a fan. Still, this isn't exactly a bad disc; indeed, there's good stuff on it, as in the hardest-edged track, "Cubano-Funk". (Incidentally, this album has some of the most strangely unimaginative titles in recent memory: one's appetite is hardly whetted by titles like "Cubano-Funk", "Jam Band", "Le Shuffle", &c.) The tunes are often rather good, in fact, working nifty variations on a Latinized jazz groove with touches of modern urban rhythms; & Jackson's florid piano is often genuinely exciting. Still, the whole thing is an odd combination of stylized passion (with touches of energy-playing) &, er, cheesiness. The title track just about lands on the right side of the division between "smooth" & "cheesy" until the end, when Christian Howes' violin comes in with a truly tacky & over-the-top solo--I actually couldn't help laughing at its most overwrought moments. Another negative is the smooth guitar stylings of Freddie Bryant, which sound almost like a bid for radio airplay. -- The album ends with a fulsome solo "Prologue" (remember my comments about the dumb titles? Yep, the last track is called "Prologue")--heavily-pedalled late-Romantic stuff which DDJ just about pulls off. -- The rhythm section here calls for comment. Ugonna Okegwo does fine on the bass; the drums & percussion are supplied by Dafnis Prieto, about whom I'm rather undecided: flamboyant, rather exaggerated drumming that is very prominent in the mix.
What can I say? One would hardly mistake Jackson for another pianist--he's "original", I guess, even if the component elements of his music seem ill-fitting. Not sure I buy him as the Next Big Thing, as some have hyped him. But, OK, this is at least worth a listen. It's rather precious music a lot of the time, but has its moments.
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Sigame Los Buenos 2
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ASIN: B000068TN5 Release Date: 2002-07-09 |
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