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Joris Teepe & the New York Comes to Groningen Ensemble:
Critic's Review
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Joris Teepe, an in-demand bassist, is an active jazz educator who occasionally finds time to lead record dates. This session features seven other players who take turns with one another teaching for a week at a time in the North Netherlands Conservatorie of the Hanze University in Groningen, the Netherlands, though all of the musicians lived in or around New York City at the time of the recording. Each of the musicians has considerable chops, while also showing off their skills as composers and/or arrangers. Teepe's "New York Comes to Groningen" is a snappy opener focusing on the free-flowing exchange of inventive solos between the players. Pianist David Berkman gives "Blood Count" (Billy Strayhorn's final composition) a facelift by replacing its typically maudlin atmosphere with an upbeat trio setting. Brian Lynch, a veteran trumpet who has served with Horace Silver, Art Blakey, and Phil Woods, contributed the lively "Further Arrivals," a post-bop vehicle showcasing its composer, trombonist Conrad Herwig, and tenor saxophonist Don Braden. Dena de Rose adds her vocals on two tracks, as well as playing piano in a brisk take of the standard "I'm Old Fashioned." Also of interest is Teepe's spacey reworking of Duke Ellington's "Take the Coltrane" (originally a straight-ahead blues written for his record date with the tenor saxophonist) opens up the possibilities of what was originally a simple riff tune. Only Braden's "Father Time," a somewhat dated sounding blend of funk and fusion, fails to stand up to the remainder of the session. But the musicians have set quite an example for their students, and jazz fans as a whole, with this delightful CD. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
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