Boneyard [PA]

Performer: Tom Brantley
Engineer: David Castellani; Tom Morris
Producer: Tom Brantley; David Gluck
Distributor: Allegro Corporation (Dist

Notes: Personnel: Tom Brantley (vocals, trombone); LaRue Nickelson (guitar); Jack Wilkins (tenor saxophone); Rex Richardson (trumpet); Jim Hall (trombone, bass trombone); Chris Clifton, Keith Oshiro, Jerald Shynett, Chris Clifton, Chris Sutton (trombone); Per Danielsson (piano); Chris Rottmayer (Hammond b-3 organ); David Gluck (vibraphone, drums, percussion); Mark Neuenschwander (bass instrument, bass guitar); Chris Anderson (bass guitar); Steve Davis (drums); David Gluck (percussion). Recording information: Morrison Sound, Tampa, FL; Slice Record Studio, White Plains, NY; Theatre One, University Of South Florida, FL. With his debut recording as a leader, trombonist and jazz educator Tom Brantley offers a versatile release, including both established and new compositions and live and studio performances, as well as a variety of different bands. The opening track, "Exemption," is a top-drawer feature for multiple trombones, with Brantley and composer Jerald Shynett as the trombone soloists, accompanied by the trombone section on loan from Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge in a superb post-bop chart. Brantley has the chops to pull off a marvelous duet of "Stardust" with guitarist LaRue Nickelson. Tenor saxophonist/composer Jack Wilkins (not to be confused with the veteran jazz guitarist) penned the lively "Boneyard," which melds Afro-Cuban and New Orleans funk. From a 2008 concert come several small-group tracks, including a funky quartet setting of "In a Mellotone" with organ, guitar, and drums, plus a subtle adaptation of French composer Camille Saint-Sa�ns' Adagio. From the same show, trombonist Keith Oshiro is added with piano and bass (in place of the organ) for a breezy arrangement of Randy Weston's popular "Hi-Fly," along with a sauntering New Orleans second-line scoring of Charlie Parker's normally brisk "Confirmation." Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

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