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REVIEWS Brass Tracks
By Doug Ramsey
JAZZTIMES October 2005
JAY THOMAS
WATARU HAMASAKI
Accidentally Yours (McVouty)
Jay Thomas plays trumpet, flugelhorn and a small arsenal of reed
instruments. He is so good on tenor sax that a few years ago when
the late Bill Perkins had to bow out of a Bud Shank record date, Thomas
got the call. I once wrote that his artistry on trumpet exceeded that
of many better-known players. Nothing on this CD changes my mind.
Accidentally Yours features two other extraordinary musicians, the
former Ray Brown pianist, Geoffrey Keezer and Wataru Hamasaki, a newly
minted Japanese medical doctor who operates a tenor saxophone. In
his photographs, Hamasaki looks like a freshly scrubbed teenager.
With the support of Keezer, bassist Matt Clohesy and drummer Jon Wikan,
Hamasaki’ expressiveness and tonal dynamics on his ballad “Time Out
Of Time” exemplify the qualities that make him a young tenor to keep
yours ears on. Thomas’ “Kinnickinick” is one of the few jazz tunes
reflecting the influence of American Indian music. The date has undertones,
and in the case of Keezer’s “Accidentally Yours,” overtones of the
Jazz Messengers. Keezer’s playing is superb throughout. Thomas is
one of the finest improvising musicians alive, as he demonstrates
here on trumpet, flugelhorn and soprano saxophone.
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Jay Thomas and friends
By Paul de Barros
Seattle Times jazz critic
"Accidentally Yours," Jay Thomas
and Wataru Hamasaki with the Geoffrey Keezer Trio, McVouty Records,
$15 A few years ago, Seattle jazz ace Jay Thomas, who often plays
in Japan, discovered a talented teenage tenor player named Wataru
Hamasaki. A few years later, Hamasaki came over to Seattle and recorded
"Accidentally Yours" with Thomas and pianist Geoffrey Keezer's
trio. If solid-grooving, hard bop played at the highest level is your
thing, make this one yours, not accidentally, but on purpose. Thomas
plays trumpet, flugelhorn and soprano sax with cool authority, negotiating
the harmonies with relaxed abandon on a nice variety of tunes by Hamasaki,
Keezer, Jessica Williams and others. A stone bopper who plays with
momentum and drive, lately, Thomas is sounding a bit like Miles -
with a warm sound, kissing or falling off the ends of his phrases.
Keezer's ferocious, percussive clarity is infectious on the title
tune and the shuffling opener. "No Fun Intended" stretches
into nicely noisy, conversational improv and Thomas' wife, vocalist
Becca Duran, adds texture with a wordless vocal on Jay's "Kinnickinick."
Drummer Jon Wikan contributes the flowing "Tony's Tune"
and kicks the band throughout.
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