8th April 2016: ★★★★ from Jazz Journal for New York Standards Quartet and ‘Power of 10’ + Jazz Times Editor’s Pick and latest reviews.
NYSQ‘s latest recording, Power of 10 is their second release for Whirlwind and a tribute to their ten years of performing together.
Comprising David Berkman (piano), Tim Armacost (sax), Gene Jackson (drums) and Michael Janisch (bass), the hallmark of the group’s playing is an easy rapport with one another developed through ten years of playing together and interpreting jazz classics in a highly engaging and personal way.
They give the listener something familiar to grab on to, before throwing in the bends and quirks that NYSQ has become known for, creating modern shapes and visions of these well-known songs.
Here are the latest press highlights for Power of 10
“This is a birthday celebrated with pooled energy and some uninhibited free-wheeling.”
★★★★ Jazz Journal (website)
“Lush Life,” such well-worn terrain for jazz musicians, draws from saxophonist Tim Armacost an amazingly inventive solo.”
Jay Harvey (blog)
“Some bracingly off-kilter sounds… This kind of tension is what produces musical sparks, and the album is a joy.”
CD Hotlist (full review)
Power of 10 is also featured in this month’s Jazz Times Magazine as Editor’s Pick. (website)
Here’s a full length version of Deep High Wide Sky from the album: