notreble.com review
Another review in from the bass player website No Treble. Check it out here.
emusic review
Got a nice little mention from emusic.com reviewer/writer Dave Sumner, reprinted here: “Justin Morell, Dectet: Subjects and Complements: A gorgeous recording that behaves with a third-stream elegance. A jazz album that likes to shoot the breeze about classical music. And though it’s a sizable group on the bandstand, the numbers don’t surrender a sense of intimacy. Some of the names joining guitarist Morell are past Jazz Picks recipients Ben Wendel, Alan Ferber, Mark Ferber, and Read more…
CD review from Pittsburgh Tribune
This review just posted on the Pittsburgh Tribune website. Reprint here: Justin Morell Dectet (Sonic Frenzy) From a set of five fugues to familiar-feeling pieces that coast along in classic big-band fashion, the Justin Morell Dectet offers a clever look at large-ensemble music on “Subjects and Complements.” Besides providing all original music, the 10-piece band does it with fresh voicings from four saxophones and reeds, a trumpet, a trombone and bass trombone, and rhythm section. Read more…
LORAC
The latest installment of youtube videos from the Subjects and Complements recording sessions: LORAC. This excerpt starts with the opening of the piece and plays up to the start of the solo section (which, on the CD, features John Daversa and Phil O’Connor). I have two more extended excerpts, both of which will be posted here in the weeks to come.
Subjects and Complements reviews
Reviews are beginning to post for the upcoming Subjects and Complements. Here’s one review from the online magazine Midwest Record. More to come.