What
reviewers have to say about
Johnnie Valentino: Stingy Brim (OmniTone 15212) [Printer-friendly version]
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". . . the result is as quirky
as it is groovy, as freewheeling as
it is anchored in a profound tradition." —John
Shand, Sydney Morning
Herald
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". . . revitalizes days
of yore with a contemporary slant. . . . Valentino’s
brainchild offers a potpourri of foot-stomping
jazz-funk, tinged with a New Orleans vibe. . . . And it’s a
groove-laden jaunt awash with pumping grooves and buoyant second-line pulses. Valentino’s
edgy electric guitar phrasings steer a loose gait filled with memorable
hooks and syncopated backbeats." —Glenn
Astarita, EJazzNews.com
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". . . a
whirlwind of saucy jazz with a contemporary flavor that travels no specific timeline.
Slight echoes from the distant past mingle with a little of today and a
considerable amount of tomorrow’s music . . . Stingy
brim? Maybe, but this highly recommended
session isn’t stingy, and
it's brimming with excitement." —Jim Santella, AllAboutJazz.com
". . . very
modern jazz — unique compositions and
great sounding music. . . . [The]
musical mix of contours is shaped, manipulated and performed by artists
who know the genre and understand how to create music
that is listenable, creative and fun. Valentino is a
serious guitarist with abundant chops and an openness to technical experimentation . . .
[a] memorable recording."
—Mark F Turner, AllAboutJazz.com
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"Valentino seduces
the listener into a groove, forcing out a few sultry shoulder shrugs and
toe taps at the very least and inspiring the more coordinated fans in the
crowd to get up and join in a full-on, across-the-dance-floor
parade." —Molly Sheridan, New Music Box
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". . . features a New Orleans
second-line backbeat behind Valentino's stellar
guitar lines that will
hold you in its funky groove. Altogether, Stingy
Brim is a fine interpretation of the early instrumental influences
of tuba, clarinet, and accordion when paired with guitar, electronica,
organ, and saxophone." —Paula Edelstein, AllMusic.com
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"All
in all Johnnie & his group catch a highly
individualistic style, with
an array of gloriously fluid techniques expressed by the sidemen, and a
seemingly endless flow of viable & linear harmonic & musical ideas." —George W Carroll, EJazzNews.com
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". . . Valentino brings
the urgency of today's rhythms and compositions into an ensemble that consists
of clarinet/tenor sax, guitar/mandolin, tuba and harmonium (taking the
place of the accordion), drums and percussion. OmniTone
lives up to its envelope-pushing quality while still retaining an
Old World flavor." —Michael P Gladstone, AllAboutJazz.com
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"You gotta love — and miss the solid sound
of 'the tuba'!" —Boston
Post Gazette
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". . . this set is a
lot more than a good time roll. A good deal of depth,
edginess and a perversely modern lean — given the inclusion of harmonium, clarinet and tuba—inserts
itself into this set of ten Valentino originals . . ." —Dan
McClenaghan, AllAboutJazz.com
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