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| 1. | Leaving Home
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| 2. | Creepy
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| 3. | Forever Astor
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| 4. | Unchained Harmony
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| 5. | Mayor of Smoke
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| 6. | Tangoed Web
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| 7. | Aftermath
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| 8. | Knots
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| 9. | Flotation Device
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| 10. | Little and Big
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| 11. | Embraceable You
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Jazz
David Berkman - Piano
Brian Blade - Drums
Chris Cheek - Sax (Tenor)
Dick Oatts - Flute, Sax (Alto)
Sam Newsome - Sax (Soprano)
Ugonna Okegwo - Bass
* Bruce Saunders - Photography
* Lourdes Delgado - Photography
* Matt Balitsaris - Engineer, Producer
* Michael MacDonald - Mastering
Because Palmetto is an indie jazz label, chances are its solid catalog of artists will never be as well known as those with companies like Verve or Blue Note. This creates the challenge of getting some worthwhile players out into the mainsteam of traditional jazz, competing with limited resources but with at least the confidence that their roster is every bit as appealing. Berkman is a solid, swinging pianist and leader of a trio featuring bassist Ugonna Okegwo (bass) and Brian Blade (drums), enhanced by Chris Cheek's tenor sax, Dick Oatts' alto and flute, and labelmate Sam Newsome's soprano. The music was made possible in part by a Chamber Music America new works creation and presentation grant, and it's no surprise that there is a subtle classical elegance at work in the tone of some of these well-arranged, no-frills pieces. "Leaving Home" is a mournful meditation featuring a wistful, often breathy horn over subtle low-register chords by the leader. "Creepy" features seamless interaction between an ethereal multi-horn melody and Berkman's subtle tones over a brooding bassline. "Unchained Harmony" takes a more lighthearted approach, mixing high soprano tones and low tenor swirls over a jumpy groove; it gets a little longwinded and experimental, but its quirkiness could also be called adventurous. "Tangoed Web" is a clever, flute-driven bit of Latin spice, a bright contrast to some of the minor-chord action on the darker tunes. The emphasis on the horns throughout leaves listeners a bit shortchanged as to Berkman's full capabilities, but there's no question that he's chosen tunes that demonstrate a wide emotional range.
---Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
David Berkman
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
David Berkman is an inventive pianist and composer whose music is full of subtle surprises and adventure yet well grounded in the jazz tradition. His father was an amateur pianist and Berkman, after a short stint on the bass, also switched to piano. Although he gigged locally, he did not become serious about music until he attended college including a period at Berklee. After graduation, Berkman returned to Cleveland, often playing with drummer Greg Bandy and bassist Junie Booth and accompanying visiting all-stars. He moved to New York in 1985 and since then he has performed in many situations including with trumpeter Scott Wendholt, tenor-saxophonist Rich Perry, drummer Eliot Zigmund (with whom the pianist recorded a trio album), the Woody Herman Orchestra (touring in 1989), drummer Matt Wilson, Joe Lovano, Billy Hart and bassist Ray Drummond; he also arranged songs for singers Eden Atwood and Lisa Michel. Berkman's most important and extensive musical associations have been with bassist Cecil McBee (with whom he recorded Unspoken), the Vanguard Orchestra and Tom Harrell. In 1998 Harrell and altoist Steve Wilson were part of David Berkman's quintet album for Palmetto, Handmade. He released Communication Theory in 2000.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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