Power -it’s here by the truckload.
John Barrett, Jr. / Jazz USA
Seattle vibraphonist Ben Thomas offers a swinging, pulsing quintet sound on his second release. Thomas augments his core vibe/piano quartet with one of three clarinet and saxophone players on most of the tracks on the record, lending a ever-changing fifth voice to the ensemble, yet displaying overall coherence and imagination. The rhythm section enlivens things with off-kilter swinging support and hot latin grooves.
TRACK LISTING:
- The Mystagogue 8:35
- Whatever Stupid 6:39
- Still Livin’ with Mama 5:28
- Melody for Mr. Mike 7:09
- Bridge at White Creek 5:23
- Tomorrow Night 5:38
- Dragonfly 3:46
- Loochy 5:13
- Dorothy’s Green Slippers 6:15
- Dragonfly (reprise) 2:32
PERFORMERS:
Ben Thomas – vibes
Laura Caviani – piano
Clipper Anderson – bass
John Bishop – drums
with:
Eric Likkel – clarinet (1,2,4 etc.)
Rick Mandyck – tenor sax (2,6 etc.)
Mark Piszczek – soprano sax (Etc.)