This is a killer high octane live set by drummer Ari Hoenig with his Punk Bop Band which features some of the most talented in demand players in NYC. On guitar Jonathan Kreisberg who's playing is not to be missed here. He goes from Pat Martino inspired tones to wet fx drenched Pat Metheny like sounds on his Gibson 175. On alto sax Will Vinson of the U.K. On bass is Danton Boller who anchored Roy Hargrove's fabulous 2008 album "Ear Food", Danton really lays it down here on upright bass. The music is a unique fusion of styles but it's less like 70s "fusion" and more just what modern jazz is becoming as time passes and the stylistic boundaries blur. Pick this up if you're a fan of Ari Hoenig and if you're looking for some new music to digest, I promise you'll find something to like here. Not recommended for anyone that thinks all Jazz after the 50s was crap. ~ Jonathan Guarriello, User@AllMusic.com.
SmallsLIVE, SL-0013, 2010
Recorded 8th February, 2010
Live at Smalls Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, NYC
Musicians:
Ari Hoenig - Drums, Arranger
Will Vinson - Alto Saxophone
Tigran Hamasyan - Piano
Jonathan Kreisberg - Guitar
Danton Boller - Bass
Tracks:
1. Birdless (12:29)
2. Remembering (10:03)
3. Rapscallion Cattle (12:34)
4. Green Spleen (15:22)
5. Dark News (9:51)
6. Ska (12:53)
All Compositions by Ari Hoenig
Total Time: 73:15
Credits:
Producer, Executive-Producer
- Spike Wilner
Producer, Mixing - Ben Rubin
Engineer - Jimmy Katz
Mastering - Gene Paul, Jamie
Polaski
Photography, Design -
Michelle Watt
