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Curtis Nowosad: Dialectics
ByOn the sophomore album from Curtis Nowosad, the drummer delivers an invigorating program of music with a killer quintet born out of the Winnipeg native's time spent studying at the University of Manitoba. This group got together regularly over a three year period starting in 2009, when saxophonist

Jimmy Greene
saxophoneThe nine numbers on Dialectics seem to fly by. Tight arrangements, thrilling solos, and memorable melodies all help to make for a pleasant listening experience. Nowosad demonstrates his compositional skills, arranging savvy, and drumming acumen throughout. There's a high-energy, rhythmically-revised take on a

Wayne Shorter
saxophone1933 - 2023

Art Blakey
drums1919 - 1990

Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982

Bobby Sanabria
congas
Derrick Gardner
trumpet
Will Bonness
pianob.1985
Nowosad, Greene, Gardner, Bonness, and bassist Steve Kirby have a good thing going here. These men have real musical chemistry, not the fabricated camaraderie that comes with so many jazz releases today. While it will likely be difficult for Nowosad to keep this group going, here's to hoping that he does. ">
Track Listing
Speak No Evil; Empirically Speaking; Dialectics; 159 & St. Nick; A Casual Test; Reconciliation; Bye-Ya; Gleaning & Dreaming; I Remember You.
Personnel
Curtis Nowosad
drumsCurtis Nowosad: drums; Jimmy Greene: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Derrick Gardner: trumpet; Steve Kirby: acoustic bass; Will Bonness: piano.
Album information
Title: Dialectics | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Cellar Live
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