Denver Colorado has been in the news recently due to exploding aircraft parts but it is also home to The Jazz Worms, a very fine quintet well known to patrons of the Denver jazz club Dazzles.
Their first Capri album, Crawlin’
Out, recorded way back in 1987 created much interest among local jazz
fans. Their latest release is also on Capri Records and contains eight
original tunes by various members of the group.
Ron Miles is the one that I’m most familiar with through his work with Bill Frisell, but his band-mates deserve a higher profile in the jazz world.
Keith Oxman is an interesting player with an attractive mellow tone and nice ideas. He has recorded with jazz icons such as Charles McPherson, Dave Liebman and Houston Person.
The empathy in this quintet is very strong and there is a
great creative interplay. They all have a lot to say and if you
like music that is a mixture of bop and free form that sounds original, then
this may well fit the bill.
Mike Farmer
Available March 19 on Capri Records from the usual suspects.
Launching Pad; Bu’s Box;
Joaquin; Lickity-Split; Wheaty Bowl; What If All?; Balladesque; The
Chimento Files.
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