Tenor sax man Jordon Dixon leads an energetic quartet through its
paces on eight compositions, adding trumpet player J.S. Williams on two
additional selections. All ten are Dixon's
originals. He provides very nice balance in tempos with high wire swinging
material and some thoughtful ballad work as well. Clearly, it should be noted
that Dixon
takes a cue from the soulful segment of alto AND tenor players---names like
Cannonball Adderley, Stanley Turrentine and Eddie Harris, to name a few. As a
result it follows that while this music has more than a hint of hard bop in its
offerings, there is also the ever present blues on board here as well. No
pretense, no overkill here. Instead you'll find the soul-drenched Dixon in fine company, in
what might be called a modern day blowing session.
Self-produced; 2019; appx. 58
min. https://www.jordondixon.com/
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