Winter Panes (Creative Nation Music)
Dylan Jack Quartet
Released in 2014
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About:
An album focusing on the rich winter traditions.
Track Listing:
1. New Africa 07:47
2. Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto 05:49
3. Skating 05:52
4. Las Mananitas 05:58
5. Ocho Kandelikas 06:50
6. Marley And Marley 04:12
7. Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow 08:16
Personnel:
Jerry Sabatini: trumpet
Eric Hofbauer: guitar/electronics
Tony Leva: bass
Dylan Jack: drums and percussion
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Warren Amerman
Produced by Dylan Jack, Eric Hofbauer, Anthony Leva and Jerry Sabatini
Review:
Started up in 2016, the Dylan Jack Quartet — the bandleader on drums, trumpeter Jerry Sabatini, electronics-savvy guitarist Eric Hofbauer, bassist Tony Leva — delights in its approach to a holiday album by focusing on traditional red-white-and-blue music and the music of other cultures. They’ve painstakingly picked numbers for reinvention, ones that suit their questing spirit and musicality. There’s trombonist Grachan Moncur III’s “New Africa,” which connects with Kwanzaa, and the Sephardic Hannukah song “Ocho Kandelikas” and, to mention one more, the south-of-the-border “Las Mananitas.” The performances of the musicians, all of whom are in tune with the salutary messages of the music, are of the highest order.
Frank-John Hadley (DownBeat)
