mjzee Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Any thoughts on The Manhattan Jazz Quintet? 15 titles are being reissued in Japan on May 27, along with 7 by The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra. I'm unfamiliar with these titles. The Quintet is Lew Soloff, George Young, Dave Matthews, Charnett Moffett and Steve Gadd, so there's a lot of talent there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) Any thoughts on The Manhattan Jazz Quintet? 15 titles are being reissued in Japan on May 27, along with 7 by The Manhattan Jazz Orchestra. I'm unfamiliar with these titles. The Quintet is Lew Soloff, George Young, Dave Matthews, Charnett Moffett and Steve Gadd, so there's a lot of talent there. Still have a weak spot for their first release from 1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Oq_MaJMu0 where the formula used for the releases to come aka playing jazz classics (without pretending neo-classicism would be a new art form....) was still fresh and the musicians involved show their considerable talent .... while re-listening to this platter still wondering why Charnett Moffet never climbed the ladder of stardom .... Low Soloff is impeccable anyway ..... Edited May 17, 2015 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Glad to see that these are being reissued. I've never heard any of them, but my curiosity was piqued when I recently found a new-to-me Lew Soloff CD (with Kenny Kirkland, Richard Davis, and Elvin) that was issued on ProJazz. The liners mentioned Soloff's work with the Manhattan Jazz Quintet that had been issued on the same label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Glad to see that these are being reissued. I've never heard any of them, but my curiosity was piqued when I recently found a new-to-me Lew Soloff CD (with Kenny Kirkland, Richard Davis, and Elvin) that was issued on ProJazz. The liners mentioned Soloff's work with the Manhattan Jazz Quintet that had been issued on the same label. I have that one on cassette, of all things. GREAT recording! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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