Jimmy Greene – ‘While Looking Up’ (2020)
The Jimmy Greene of 2020’s ‘While Looking Up’ is the same Jimmy Greene of 2009’s ‘Mission Statement’: a man of faith, eternal hope and steely determination. And, a danged fine musician.
The Jimmy Greene of 2020’s ‘While Looking Up’ is the same Jimmy Greene of 2009’s ‘Mission Statement’: a man of faith, eternal hope and steely determination. And, a danged fine musician.
With laid-back, assured musicianship and a simpatico now over fifteen years running, the festive spirit of Port-Au-Prince gets channeled amiably through a jazz filter on the Aaron Goldberg Trio’s take on “Yoyo.”
When pianist Aaron Goldberg set out to do this record, he wanted to mix things up with the compositions and arrangement You May Also Like: Ben Goldberg – ‘Everything Happens To Be.’ (2021) Michael Coleman + Ben Goldberg – Practitioner (2018) Ben Goldberg School – Vol 1: The Humanities (2017)
by S. Victor Aaron There seems to be this wonderful trend of late, where a newer generation of bass players are following the example of Charles Mingus and presenting themselves as serious composers and bandleaders. In the last year on this space we’ve profiled the latest releases of such luminariesRead More