Tom Cohen
Described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as “a drummer of creative agitation,” Tom Cohen is proud to announce the release of My Take, a sterling example of modern organ-trio jazz. Joining Cohen is Joey DeFrancesco in top form on Hammond B3, as well as acclaimed veteran tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield and cutting-edge tenor powerhouse Ralph Bowen.
Cohen brings an abundance of surging swing vitality to the music, as displayed on Gigi Gryce’s classic “Minority,”a high-energy unrelenting burner right out of the gate. Warfield is assured and full of fire here — and equally so on the Vincent Youmans standard “Without a Song” with his soulful and melodic extemporization, the essence of the Philadelphia sound. Bowen, on Sonny Stitt’s “The Eternal Triangle” and Wayne Shorter’s enigmatic, seldom-heard “Lost,” reveals his commanding, individual approach to modern jazz vernacular in all its breadth and heterogeneity.
One track, a vibrant uptempo treatment of Benny Golson’s timeless “Along Came Betty,” features Cohen’s longtime Philadelphia colleagues Dave Posmonstier (organ) and Steve Giordano (guitar). This trio skates with unbridled energy yet with a soaring lightness; together they set up a lively contrast between the bright overall tempo of the piece and the relaxed, elongated, gradually unfolding form of Golson’s beautiful melody.
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2021
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