Saturday, July 14, 2018

Jim Snidero Quartet - While Your Here (RED RECORDS 2018)

A fine post-bop improviser and alto saxman, Jim Snidero is a bit underrated but is well-appreciated by his fellow musicians. He attended the University of North Texas and moved to New York in 1981. Snidero toured and recorded with Jack McDuff, he's been a member of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra since the mid-'80s, has worked with the backup bands of Frank Sinatra and Eddie Palmieri, and has spent time playing with the Frank Wess Sextet, the Mel Lewis Orchestra, and the Mingus Big Band. As a leader, Jim Snidero has recorded for the Japanese East World label (1984), Ken, Square Discs, Red, and Criss Cross. He has also recorded as a sideman with Brian Lynch, Conrad Herwig, and Tom Varner, and been active in jazz education both as a teacher and as an author of instructional books. ~ Scott Yanow

1. While Your Here
2. Intimacy
3. A Few To Many
4. Fly Little Birdie
5. State Of Affairs
6. I Concentrate On You
7. I Can't Get Started
8. Front Line

Alto Saxophone – Jim Snidero
Bass – Peter Washington
Drums – Tony Reedus
Piano – Benny Green