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Titre: December's Moon
Condition: Neuf
Format: CD
EAN: 0753957216221
Genre: Le jazz
Description: EDITORIAL REVIEWS
2013 debut album from the Jazz keyboardist featuring heavyweights such as guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist John Patitucci, drummer Clarence Penn, and saxophonist Tim Ries, who produced the project. Though Ron Oswanski is one of the most prodigious Hammond B3 players on a Jazz scene rife with rising organ talent, he's just starting to introduce himself as a force in his own right. Also an accomplished accordion player, Oswanski has forged a lithe, lyrical and rhythmically charged contemporary sound steeped in the B3's earthy roots but informed by Post-Bop developments. With his finely calibrated sense of dynamics and expansive harmonic palette, he can burn with the best of them, and then slow things down for an exquisitely crafted ballad. He showcases his multifaceted sensibility on December's Moon.

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05/07/13 Albums By Scott Albin December's Moon-- Ron Oswanski The versatile multi-instrumentalist Ron Oswanski has been an in-demand sideman and session player, while also helping to run a company that makes specialized microphones for musicians. Oswanski played and recorded as a teenager in the '90's with Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau Band, and more recently has been a part of the Dave Samuel's Organik Vibe Trio and the trios of guitarists Oz Noy and Sheryl Bailey. December's Moon is surprisingly Oswanski's first release as a leader, and he is heard on three of his four instruments--organ, piano, and accordion (but not electric bass). The emphasis is on the B-3, which he plays in a style influenced by post-bopper Larry Young. I'm not a traditional Jimmy Smith style organ player," says Oswanski. I do play that style, but I'm a big ECM fan who's listened to a lot of Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek. Fittingly, he is joined on several tracks by John Abercrombie, a guitarist whose own Organ Trio shares some of Oswanski's musical preferences for open harmonies&, and subtlety and beautiful melodies. Also appearing in various combinations are saxophonist Tim Ries, guitarist Jay Azzolina, bassist John Patitucci, and drummers Ian Froman and Clarence Penn. The talented Oswanki's skills as a performer, composer and bandleader, plus his astute choices of tunes by others, results in a wide-ranging debut that hopefully will be the first of many such projects. On White Meadow,Oswanski's long tones combine engagingly with Abercrombie's thrusting lines leading to Ries' tenor reading of the leader's yearning theme. Oswanski's organ solo is intricately woven in the manner of Young, and Ries' statement is pure exclamatory post bop. Froman's drumming is continously aggressive and stimulating, perhaps most notably during Abercrombie's ravishing but regrettably faded-out solo ending the track. Ries' Solo Por Undia finds Oswanski's accordion playing the lilting melody and developing a short solo that is remindful of Richard Galliano's facility and verve. After a reprise, Ries on tenor also provides a brief but appealing improv to wind down this 3:25 miniature. Abercrombie delicately intones Oswanski's ballad & December's Moon in tandem with Ries' soprano. The guitarist's lucidly focused solo leads back to a mostly unison guitar/sax reprise prior to Oswanski's throbbing organ exploration. He then comps enhancingly for Ries' wailing turn that again succumbs to a fade out. The late polka accordionist/bandleader Verne Meisner's Ukrania Polka" is a fantastic polka brought here into the sphere of post bop, its melody shared by Ries' soprano, Azzolina's guitar, and Oswanski's accordion. Again Oswanski dares to approach the artistry of Galliano in his insinuating solo, and Ries also frolics through the changes with spirited alacrity. Patitucci and Penn create a tenacious and irresistible rhythmic flow. Abercrombie's ethereal intro to Oswanski's Mercury Retrograde" evolves into an ardent theme treatment by guitar, soprano, and organ. The guitarist's insistent improv is ably supported by sustained organ hues and Froman's encouraging drum work. Oswanski's solo is rich in both tonal quality and imaginative phrasing, while Ries supplies a closing exploration of serious intent and genuine emotion. The Page/Plant Led Zeppelin opus, "The Rain Song,gets a hearty, moody interpretation. Ries' soprano is tenderly compelling on the theme, and Azzolina's delicate guitar affords a complementary voice. Oswanski's piano solo flowers lyrically, in contrast to Ries' piercing, exultant outing. Azzolina's bluesy spot is a cascading wonder. Oswanski's Sleeping Beauty has a beguiling, spiritual quality, as played by Ries. The composer's organ solo possesses a legato rever --Jazz Times

Ron Oswanski: December's Moon (2013) By EDWARD BLANCO, Published: April 11, 2013 A modernist with the Hammond B-3 organ, Ron Oswanski introduces himself as leader for the first time crafting a vibrant modern jazz, almost fusion-like in texture, musical experiment on December's Moon. On tap are a host of exciting new originals as well as creative and swinging arrangements of music from trumpeter Kenny Wheeler whose Kayak, and pianist Fred Hersch's Evanessence, take on a new life here. On a rare note, when was the last time one heard guitarist Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's Led Zeppelin staple The Rain Song on any jazz album? Well Oswanski does a marvelous job interpreting the piece on the piano with a little help from the producer and saxophonist Tim Ries on soprano and jazz luminary John Abercrombie on guitar. A huge fan of the ECM style, Oswanski draws on the experience of Abercrombie who included the Hammond B-3 in his own ECM organ trio and performs throughout the album in various trio settings using drummers Clarence Penn and Ian Froman on different tunes, Abercrombie and Jay Azzolina sharing the guitar duties with John Patitucci manning the bass along with Reis on either soprano or tenor saxophone. The leader is also quite adept and comfortable on the piano and the accordion which he masterfully demonstrates on Ukrania Polka. Recruited by Maynard Ferguson for his Big Bop Nouveau Band as a teenager, Oswanski wrote and arranged the sweet ballad Milk of the Moon for the big band album Brass Attitude (Concord Records, 1998) and reprises the piece here featuring soft touches from Reis on soprano, Abercrombie's guitar and the leader's own B-3 voice. The swinger of the set goes to Oswanski's original 80-80-8where the organist's furious solo is the pronounced statement of the piece. Other notable tunes worthy of much more than one sampling are Solo Por Undia,Sleeping Beauty and the sharp Standard Tile. After collaborating with some of the finest jazz musicians and bands in the business, organist, pianist and composer Ron Oswanski breaks out on his own with December's Moon shining a little moonlight on what is truly one audacious musical endeavor that's quite impressive all around. Track Listing: White Meadow; Solo Por Undia; December's Moon; Ukrania Polka; Mercury Retrograde; The Rain Song; Sleeping Beauty; 80-80-8; Milk of the Moon; Standard Tile; Kayak; Evanessence. Personnel: Ron Oswanski: Hammand B-3 Organ, piano, accordian; Tim Ries: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; John Abercrombie: electric guitar (1, 5, 8, 9, 11); Jay Azzolina: accoustic guitar, electric guitar (2, 4, 6); John Patitucci: bass; Clarence Penn: drums, percussion (2-4, 6, 12); Ian Froman: drums (1, 5, 7-10). --All About Jazz

December's Moon, I think I will start with the cover art/photograph and work backwards...So we start with a 5 star rating. The incredible band or perhaps jazz collective would be more fitting includes the great if not totally under appreciated Clarence Penn on drums, John Abercrombie on electric guitar with John Patitucci on acoustic and electric bass. Another under appreciated musician would be Tim Ries on soprano and tenor saxophones. The 5 star rating seems like a virtual lock at this point. The one intriguing aspect of this release is the Ron Oswanski makes it very clear that while he does do his thing on the Hammond B3, this is not an organ album. Oswanski also incorporates the piano and even the accordion into a more eastern European vibe that some would say dances close to the ECM style of less is more and sonic exploratory is encouraged. Palmetto may well be the American counter part, the yin to the ECM yang having released stellar open ended jazz releases that on occasion walk the free jazz tightrope of harmonic wonder while remaining true to the form and function we may be slightly more comfortable with in the United States. Oswanski's abiding love for the more open ended and spatially diverse tunes is more than apparent with a set list that covers Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song and Kenny Wheeler's December's Moon.One of the more intriguing highlights might be the stunning closer by Fred Hersch as he pays homage to the iconic career of the late Bill Evans. Ron Oswanski is far more than a capable instrumentalist but an intellectual visionary with the ability to hit both the visceral and cerebral for the passive listener while remaining oddly accessible. The addition of Abercrombie and his fluid attack sets off the occasional foot to the floor swing of drummer Penn and bassist Patitucci. Artistry, musicianship, chemistry or that special something and the 5 is still holding steady. December's Moon works because it would appear egos were checked at the door while Oswanski took charge with a vision of not old school but perhaps old world. The musicians responded to his lead with the end result a textured gem that goes in my sleeper of the year pile all most immediately. It would be easy to over look this release...also a crime against music. Tracks: White Meadow; Solo Por Undia; December's Moon; Ukrania Polka; Mercury Retrograde; The Rain Song; Sleeping Beauty; 80-80-8;Milk Of The Moon; Standard Tile; Kayak; Evanessence. Personnel: Ron Oswanski: hammond b3, piano, accordion; Clarence Penn; Ian Froman: drums; Jay Azzolina: acoutisc and electric guitar; John Abercrombie: electric guitar; John Patitucci: acoustic and electric bass; Tim Ries soprano & tenor saxophones. --Critical Jazz
Langue: Anglais
Nombre de disques: 1
Artiste: Ron Oswanski
Label discographique: Palmetto Records

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