Music Recorded as a Leader
Modern jazz rarely gets as flat-out eclectic as it does on this latest Jeff “Tain” Watts offering. - JAZZ TIMES
Features Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard - who won a Grammy Award for his solo on "Dancin' for Chicken" !!
"For his seventh album as a leader, drummer-composer-bandleader Jeff “Tain” Watts once again impresses with his masterful polyrhythmic aplomb and his uncanny ability to ignite a session." JAZZ TIMES
Songs about people. With Christian McBride - bass, David Kikoski - piano and MArcus Strickland - saxophones.
"Watts scored an enormous coup by reuniting Wynton and Branford Marsalis for the first time in a decade, and he surrounded them with excellent musicians -- alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, bassist Reginald Veal, and pianist Kenny Kirkland." All Music
"The seething swingmeister unleashes his trademark polyrhythmic thrust in the company of regular band members like pianist David Budway, guitarist Paul Bollenback and bassist James Genus along with special guest saxophonists Ravi Coltrane, Branford and Brecker, pianist and frequent collaborator Joey Calderazzo, guitarist Hiram Bullock and harmonica ace Gregoire Maret. And the results are often scintillating." JAZZ TIMES
The trio of Jeff Watts, Kenny Kirkland and Charles Fambrough first united as the rhythm section of that first great Wynton Marsalis Quintet.
Music recorded as a Leader
"Few live dates succeed on the level of this one. Watts' ability to capture the hearts and souls of listeners with music that remains uncompromising in its creativity is a shining example to all who aspire to reach a wider audience without sacrificing their integrity." Russ Musto for All About Jazz
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