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Don Braden:
The New Hang
Label High Note HCD 7117
recorded November 2003 in Paramus, NJ/USA
online distribution

 

Credits
Don Braden tenor sax
Conrad Herwig trombone
Kyle Koehler organ
Cecil Brooks III drums

 

Track List
01: Through The Fire
02: Without A Song
03: When I Fall In Love (Dedicated To Liz Braden)
04: The Traveler
05: No Complaints
06: Wish List
07: Release
08: Mother's Wish (Dedicated To Alice Braden)
09: Code Blue
10: The New Hang

 

Review
The horn section together with the organ and drums remind at the first glance former trios and quartets which were typical in the 60's and 70's. They enjoy a revival nowadays, which Lou Donaldson with Lonnie Smith is a famous example of.
 
But Don Braden and his men go beyond what we are used to. Their music sets a new boundary what concerns harmonics and rhythms. Kyle Koehler, an organist fairly new on the scene, fully coincides with Don's musical targets, borrowing stylistic elements of Larry Young and - with certain limits - Larry Goldings. Nevertheless, there is a fine approach to a style of his own, not so much grooving (as the author of the liner notes means, GROOVE seems to be the secret key for pushing sales of the CDs), more experimenting new sound figures. Without any doubt, this CD is an interesting experience.
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Sound Samples
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