I praised Jim Cifelli and his New York Nonet last week. Now let me toss some props to the Joshua Redman-led SFJazz Collective on the other coast. Its new CD is filled with well-executed free-leaning post bop (there are three Ornette Coleman songs and the originals are intended to celebrate Coleman's music).
Redman plays tenor and soprano saxes with a star-studded lineup including Bobby Hutcherson and Nicholas Payton, the should-be-better-known Renee Rosnes on piano and the young, super alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon, whose new CD "Jibaro" I touted highly last month. I'm very impressed with how well this group, which also includes Josh Roseman on trombone, Robert Hurst on bass and Brian Blade on drums, plays together.
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