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JIMMY SMITH: I'M MOVIN' ON (Blue Note). A peerless organist, Smith deftly fingers and foots his way through some of the smoothest soul this side of Albert Schweitzer. Neatly propelled by Drummer Donald Bailey and spelled by Grant Green's guitar solos, Smith handily consoles his...
Tallis' Nunc Dimittis, a beautiful work formed of alternating solo chants and choral responses, was generally well-performed. Martin Kessler, whose voice is light but accurate, seemed almost unconcerned as he tossed off the bass solos.
The HRO provided hearty support with accurate playing from the strings, fine solos by flute and bassoon, and a frenetic percussion section. And when victory was clearly in sight, the enthusiastic woodwinds put down their instruments and joined in singing the crashing finale.
Musically, Burton plans next to experiment by combining a string quartet with his ensemble. And the other liberated spirits assembled by him have just as many odd new ideas as the leader. Coryell, who likes to incorporate the drone of amplifier feedback into his solos, is seeking new electronic effects...
Moses, whose repertory already includes "silent solos" in which he flails the air without hitting his drums, is now working on "a more multidirectional pulse that suggests infinite rhythmic feelings, so that the listener chooses the bar lines. It's like Jackson Pollock's painting." And Swallow, the...