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Friday, September 22, 2006
Orange Pop: A local music smorgasbord
Orange Pop column.
By ROBERT KINSLER
Special to the Register
Evan Stone, "Sticks & Stone/Vol. 1" (Red Jazz) – Fullerton-based drummer Evan Stone has assembled a go [+]REVIEWS:
Friday, September 22, 2006
Orange Pop: A local music smorgasbord
Orange Pop column.
By ROBERT KINSLER
Special to the Register
Evan Stone, "Sticks & Stone/Vol. 1" (Red Jazz) – Fullerton-based drummer Evan Stone has assembled a good group of players and the collective excels in bringing classic jazz alive on the daring nine-track "Sticks & Stone/Vol. 1."
From the wistful nine-minute take on Dexter Gordon's "Cheesecake" (featuring some great sax work by Matt Otto) to a memorable version of Brooks Bowman's "East of the Sun," the disc features strong arrangements and flawless performances.
Vocalist Sara Gazarek brings plenty of magic to "Moonlight in Vermont," with the John Blackburn-Kark Suessdorf jewel further defined by the deft skills of pianist Josh Nelson and trumpet player Tony Guerrero. Other players featured across the CD include David Miller (bass), Joe Bagg (Hammond B3 organ) and Steve Cotter (guitar).
You might like if you enjoy: Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins.
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Studio City Sun, June 16, 2006
by Bill Bentley
Evan Stone, Sticks & Stone/Vol. 1
(Red Jazz)
Talk about a left field surprise. Drummer Evan Stone has been busy making a solid name for himself in Southern California (check out Peter Erskine’s shining endorsement in the liner notes), working with a variety of jazz groups and never missing a beat. Stone’s drumming is always inventive, but he never forgets he’s the timekeeper in service of the song. On this new label’s debut release, he turns on the heat, alongside saxophonist Matt Otto and several other impeccable players. The bar is raised mighty high on songs like Billy Strayhorn’s “Isfahan” and Dexter Gordon’s “Cheesecake,” but two Otto originals and contributions from other band members makes Sticks & Stone both first in hopefully a series of volumes from a most adventurous aggregation, and Red Jazz a label to keep a wide-open ear.
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"'East of the Sun' it is the best version I have heard since AL Cohn and Zoot Sims"
John Reid - Keith Community Radio 102.8FM, Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
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