Showing posts with label Jesse Crawford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesse Crawford. Show all posts

Friday, July 16, 2021

Dennis Mitcheltree - Nevermind The Circus (July 16, 2021)

Recorded in Los Angeles directly before the pandemic hit, Nevermind The Circus is a reunion of the original Dennis Mitcheltree Trio from New York City.

Maturity and passion are words that describe the music performed by the trio and the compositions within.

The trio has now been together for nearly thirty years - that strong bond of familiarity results in a musical cohesiveness that shines bright and deep.

1. Strummin' While Nawlins Swims
2. 911
3. Recount
4. Olivia
5. Twinkle Toes
6. Dark Days
7. L.A. Blues
8. Tararyzm
9. Sasayaki
10. Tune for Tai

Dennis Mitcheltree - tenor saxophone, compositions
Jesse Crawford - bass
Bill McClellan - drums

Recorded and mixed by Nolan Shaheed

Monday, May 31, 2021

Dennis Mitcheltree - Union (May 2021)

Recorded while on tour in 1999, with the quartet at the height of it's power in the 1990s, Union features evolving compositions that are still fresh and relevant today.

1. The Rebbe 07:31
2. Snowbound 07:14
3. Union at 723 07:59
4. Waiting for Oyarsa 09:48
5. Flatbush Blues 04:36
6. Mosinee Mayhem 04:09
7. Sans Souci 07:20
8. Set Me As... 04:21
9. Union 00:36

Dennis Mitcheltree - tenor saxophone, composer
Johannes Wallmann - piano
Jesse Crawford - bass
Bill McClellan - drums

Dennis Mitcheltree - Transformation (May 2021)

Sophomore release by jazz saxophonist and composer Dennis Mitcheltree. Recorded in Mosinee WI in 1996 while on tour - the band is tight!

1. Absentikate 06:09
2. Saddam's Caravan 05:22
3. Suppressions 06:43
4. Gumbo 04:37
5. Perspective 07:47
6. Transformation 05:55
7. Modus Operandi 06:17

Dennis Mitcheltree - tenor saxophone, composer
Johannes Wallmann - piano
Jesse Crawford - bass
Bill McClellan - drums

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Dennis Mitcheltree - Brooklyn (May 2021)

The jazz saxophonist & composer released his 5th album, Nevermind the Circus. He’s a mainstay of the tenor saxophone, based in NYC from 1987-2007 & LA 2007 to the present.

He's performed and recorded with masters of the jazz world, a Berklee College scholarship graduate, Artistic Director for the AMG, known for the INFLUENCES series at Carnegie Hall & an award winning saxophonist & jazz teacher. 

1. The Dorian Menace 04:20
2. Trial by Delusion 05:18
3. Missing 06:23
4. Turn the Corner 06:40
5. Felonious 07:25
6. Oppressions 08:19
7. Brooklyn 06:39
8. Solitary 05:49
9. Resigned 04:27
10. Modus Operandi 06:19

Debut album from jazz saxophonist and composer Dennis Mitcheltree, recorded 1994 and 1995 in New York City.

Dennis Mitcheltree - tenor saxophone, composer
Jesse Crawford - bass
Bill McClellan - drums
Andy Milne - piano

Mastered by Louis Servedio-Morales, RAW Music
Photography by Wendy Gordon