Trio
Records A record label dedicated to fine recordings of acoustic jazz.Josephine Davies / Robbie Robson / Ross Stanley / Nick Smalley/ Dave Whitford
Josephine Davies - PERSPECTIVE - TR586
"Winning sound of hard bop with a touch of cool"
A great new cd by Josephine Davies. Josephine studied at the Guildhall School of Music with Stan Sulzman, winning the Perrier Award Young Jazz Award whilst she was there with a quintet co-led with Tom Alan.
A strong voice on the jazz scene, she has attracted the attention of Guy Barker, Ronnie Scott's Vanguard Band (led by Gerard Presencer), Jamie Cullum, The Laurence Cottle Big Band, Sax Appeal, Will Young, The BBC Big Band, Matt Wates and Gareth Lockrane. Her playing demonstrates a great maturity and distintive sound.
This recording features Josephine Davies also as a composer. All the pieces are original compositions. Josephine cites Maria Schnieder, Kenny Wheeler, Walt Weiskopf and Chris Potter as influences. As with her playing her compositions demonstrate a rare flare and originality.
The band includes an equaly talented band with Robbie Bobson, a gifted trumpeter with a great sense of jazz time, Ross Stanley who has quickly established himseld as one of the scene's best pianists, Dave Whitford - one of the busiest bass players around, and Mancunian drummer Nick Smalley already busy attracting the attentions of the likes of Julian Joseph, Alan Barnes, Tina May and Guy Barker.
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1. The Picasso Suite 15:37
Incarnation, Abject Delicacy, Guernica
2. Quixotic 07:29
3. Somnolence 06:28
4. Magister Ludi 05:33
5. Mind of Change 04:41
6. The Brink 08:23
Total time 48:21
josephine davies – tenor sax
robbie robson – trumpet
ross stanley - piano
nick smalley – drums
dave whitford – double bass
PRICE £11.14 inc. postage and packing sent out immediately by first class post
REVIEWS:
Winning sound of hard bop with a touch of cool
Josephine Davies Quintet: Perspective (Trio Records)
By Grainne Farren
Sunday September 05 2010
A relative newcomer to the UK scene, Josephine Davies won the 1999
Perrier Young Jazz Award while still a student at the Guildhall School
of Music. Here she leads a quintet in six of her own compositions --
unpretentious music rooted in hard bop with a touch of cool.
The Picasso Suite is the most ambitious, more than 15 minutes long and divided into three movements. The leader's full, rich tone on tenor blends attractively with Robson's trumpet, and the group in general is nicely integrated.
The second track, Quixotic, is in a lively Latin beat, with percussive piano and strong bass and drums. The wistful mood dominates in the next three tunes. The final number, The Brink, is more upbeat, with good solos all round, crisp drumming and staccato effects. Look out for these five young musicians.