★★★★★
Not surprisingly, much of what's exciting about Music Update has to do with rhythm. The members of Jason Marsalis' quartet make rhythmic decisions that enliven ideas throughout, and they often reveal a wit that you might not expect. That sense of humor is evident from the outset; "Guess Who's Back?" is a solo drum piece that is based on a marching band drum line, and it sets the tone for the album...
- www.offbeat.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Track Listing: Guess Who's Back; Offbeat Personality; Ballet Class; Discipline returnsOnce Again; Characters; Blues for the 29%ers (down to 18%); DisciplineVacations in Asia; Midnight Sun; Seven Come Eleven; Discipline MellowsOut; Durango kid; Western Vacation Ranch; Discipline Spotted Baby andZutty at Studio 54. Personnel: Jason Marsalis: vibes, drum (1, 4, 7, 10, 13); Austin Johnson:piano; Will Goble: bass; David Potter: drums...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
Drumming bandleaders must toe a thin line of heading a band in the traditional sense while allotting themselves adequate solo liberties. But audiences have brief attention spans and low tolerance for drum solos, which adds to the drummer's burden of not only being rhythmic ground zero but also being truly musical. They must tread creatively but lightly on the bravura drum displays lest listener malaise set in. Does Jason Marsalis follow these tricky rules? Indeed he does...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
The youngest musical Marsalis brother's "update" consists of his debut recording on vibes after nearly two decades of working and recording as a drummer. But Marsalis hedges his bet a bit, dangling five solo drum kit tracks around the eight quartet tracks on which he's playing vibes with a formidable trio of young musicians he met at a residency at Florida State University: Austin Johnson, piano; Will Goble, bass; and David Potter, drums...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
Track Listing: 1. There's a Thing Called Rhythm 2. Marakatu de Modernizar 3. The Sweeper 4. On the First Occasion 5. The Steepistician 6. Discipline Strikes Again 7. Treasure 8. It Came from the Planet of Nebtoon 9. Short Story #1 10.Seven-Ay Pocky Way 11.(Hidden Bonus Track) Personnel: Jason Marsalis - Percussion, Drums, Producer Peter Harris - Bass Derek Douget - Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) John Ellis - Sax (Tenor) Jeff Lefcoski - piano Style: Straightahead/Mainstream All aboard...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Considering it is only his second recording as leader, Jason Marsalis exhibits an uncommonly resolute assurance on Music in Motion. If his debut album heralded an exciting new voice in jazz, then its follow-up introduces a musician already in full command of his compositional and instrumental powers...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
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