Chris Dundas Group
© Copyright-Chris Dundas
(634479629020)
Record Label: B Leaf
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From the LA Jazz Scene November 2002:
What an all-star lineup Chris Dundas has selected to work out with him! For partners, the pianist has saxophonist Bob Sheppard, guitarist Buzzy Feiten, bassist Dave Carpenter, and drummer Peter Erskine on hand to help him rock the joint. Half of his program is original material, while the other half comes from the standard repertoire. Their collaborative sound is fresh and exciting. Audio samples of "Autumn Leaves," "Haiti-B," "Simpatico" and "Ninety Minute Man" may be found at www.chrisdundas.com. The pianist has included both light, smooth jazz and dramatic, modern mainstream jazz in this debut program. His interpretation of Joanne Brackeen's intense "Haiti-B" sparkles with passion, while several originals mellow into smooth oblivion. While interpreting Keith Jarrett's "So Tender," unaccompanied, Dundas exhibits the lyrical sense of melody and harmony that prove to be his greatest strengths. As a singer would caress each line and impart contextual meaning, he phrases the ballad in such a way that we can clearly appreciate the song's purpose. Dundas has made a great start to what undoubtedly will be a long and successful jazz career.
Jim Santella
This is Chris Dundas speaking now - This CD was a blast to record LIVE! I can't wait to make the next one. And I LOVE what Jim Santella wrote about my So Tender cut.
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Just great!
author: Stephan Koler
As I like Peter Erskine´s drumming, I have many of albums he plays on...so surfing in the internet I found Chris Dundas! And when I read the musicians-list, he played with, I had to have his CD: and it is not great,it is excellent...excellent pieces of music, excellent musicians who play at a tremendous level with much feeling, power and groove...This CD is a "must-have" for every jazz-fan...
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Really great modern jazz CD!
author: Benjamin J Neiman
I took a chance on this, mostly cause I collect the work of guitar genius Buzz Feiten, and also cause I love the work of saxist Bob Sheppard (Steely Dan) and drummer Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Steps). What a pleasant surprise! Very nice original tunes, with a couple of rarely covered chestnuts by Brackeen and Jarrett make for a wonderful listening experience. All players solo extremely well (very tasty stuff), and the group has a nice groove going. Highly recommended!
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Really great modern jazz CD!
author: Benjamin J Neiman
I took a chance on this, mostly because I collect the work of guitar genius Buzz Feiten, but also cause I am familiar with saxist ob Sheppard (Steely Dan), and drummer Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Steps). I am so glad I did! What a pleasant surprise. Nice originals plus a couple of rarely covered chestnuts by Brackeen and Jarrett make for a wonderful listening experience. All players solo very well, and they have a nice groove going on. Highly recommended!
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It gets better with each plaay
author: Brooks Vogt
I'm not a great fan of jazz. I know Chris from the tennis world and was interested in his other passion. The first time I played the CD it was OK, then I played it again, much better. The next playing was even better. Now I play it all the time. There is one track on the CD composed by Chris that is the modern music for Romeo and Juliet. It's Simpatico. Brilliant!
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