The Phil Brown Quartet: Hope Street Saunter is perhaps a celebration of spirit — the creative spirit that is expressed by four musicians, independently and collectively; the human spirit that is conveyed between the composer and the listener; the guiding spirit that is evident in the realization of this project; and of course, the Spirit that connects all things, and connects all things to the present. Spirited performances indeed! Recorded May 2001; released August 2003
Beautiful. Outstanding music-making!
Director of Jazz Studies, DePaul University
What
a great set of compositions and
performances!
University of North Texas
Phil Brown: Darkness Into Light brings to mind a group of close friends who gather in good company. Conversation drifts from casual to serious, dark to light-hearted, upbeat to blue, serene to lively, and buttoned-down to funky. Like a proverbial fly on the wall, the listener will delight in eavesdropping on these unpretentious deliberations. Featuring FourOnSix, the New Arts Jazz Quartet, and guests, Buddy Rogers, reeds and Wayne Goodwin, drums. Recorded April and May 2000; released August 2006.
The material is strong... I dig the bass sound and the playing.
