Album Notes

Va Wah Music/Records is happy to announce the re-release of trombonist Deborah Weisz’s debut recording.
"Breaking Up, Breaking Out" (Va Wah 001)
The Deborah Weisz Quintet with special guest Jim McNeely
(Original release December 1997)

Featuring Deborah Weisz – Trombone/Composer/Arranger,
Andrew Sterman – Tenor Sax/Flute/Alto Flute,
Sheryl Bailey – Guitar, Mary Ann McSweeney – Bass/Arranger,
Scott Neumann – Drums,
and special guest Jim McNeely – Piano/Composer.
Performing compositions by Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Jim McNeely, David Raksin, and Deborah Weisz

What critics have written…
"This is Post-Bop Modernism at its best!"
Jimmy Heath (liner notes for "Breaking Up, Breaking Out")

“Trombonist Deborah Weisz’s "Breaking Up, Breaking Out" is that rare debut that goes beyond showing promise to actually delivering the musical goods.”
David Dupont - Cadence Magazine March 1998

"...with her warm buttery sound and fleet technique and, most significantly, her broad musical maturity, she displays an audacious range in terms of both tessitura and style...
A debut to cheer!"
Chuck Berg - JAZZTIMES December 1998

"Weisz is quite a technician and soulful improviser... an extraordinary musical statement for a debut CD.
Highly recommended as one of the best new jazz releases of the past few years." *****
Michael G. Nastos - ALL MUSIC GUIDE Spring 1999

"Deborah Weisz’s sound is her own, a dark burly sound warmed by a slow sensuous vibrato. She improvises long shapes, often incorporating unexpected and wide interval jumps without interrupting the forward flow of line. Her distinctive voice speaks a variety of nuances from gutsy to mellow, and her improvisations are wonderfully constructed solos that entice the listener...”
Thomas Everett, Harvard University - International Trombone Journal
Summer 1999

For more information/reviews about this CD please visit Deborah's website.
http://www.deborahweisz.com