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July 2005 |
Ask Me Later, The Don Thompson Quartet,
CBC Records, TRCD 3013,
63:17 minutes
By Alidė Kohlhaas
There was a time when jazz was the music of my life. Then, somehow I drifted away from this form of music and the various classical genres captured my imagination. Now, it would seem, 'real' jazz has moved into a kind of classical genre of its own, the kind that Oscar Peterson used to play, or a Dave Brubach or a Stan Getz, to mention a few. Well, having found my way back to jazz in the past few years, I must include Don Thompson among this group of talented players, who still want to groove and excite instead of sailing along on the 'smooth jazz' ship where they serve Pablum instead of steak and potatoes. Now, that may not be a very poetic metaphor, but I think you may get my meaning.
Thompson, playing on vibes and piano, has just come out with a new CD, Ask Me Later, that also features Phil Dwyer on saxophones, Jim Vivian on double bass, and Terry Clarke on drums. It offers the kind of jazz that seems both fresh and yet eternal. This group knows how to play together.
Thompson has a strong influence on today's generation of jazz musicians through his various teaching . . .
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