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David Mann

Michigan native David Mann has enjoyed a diverse and prolific musical life. Initially drawn to the artistry of jazz saxophone greats Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, he attended the New England Conservatory of Music as a jazz major. There, he studied with the legendary Joe Allard and played and toured with the big band of George Russell. Upon graduation, David joined Maynard Ferguson’s band and then eventually settled in New York.
Shortly thereafter, he found himself interacting with many of New York’s elite jazz and studio musicians including Andy Snitzer, Chris Botti, Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Lawrence Feldman, and Lou Marini. Solo albums ensued with Games (1987), Insight (1989), Mann to Mann (1994), and Touch (2001) as well as session and jingle work.
Gotham

By Wayne Alpern
Label: Turtle Bay Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Batman; Blue Room; Desafinado; Norwegian Wood; Anyone Can Whistle; Spartacus Love
Theme; Lady Madonna; Two Sleepy People; Song for My Father; Have You Met Miss Jones; Little
Darlin’; I’ll Be There; When I’m Sixty-Four.
Wayne Alpern: Gotham

by Jack Bowers
There are a number of bright and interesting moments on New York-based arranger Wayne Alpern's album, Gotham, wherein he makes good use of a well-polished tentet on several generally handsome and engaging charts. Alpern's choice of music is eclectic, ranging from Tchaikovsky to Jobim, Rodgers and Hart to Stephen Sondheim, Hoagy Carmichael to Horace Silver, Alex ...
Imaginary Road

By Reza Khan
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Waiting for the Sky; Neo Funk; I See Stars; La Liaison; Midnight Runner; Broken River;
Seven Miles Road; It’s Happening; Somewhere East; Imaginary Road.
Exhale

Label: Patricks Song Factory
Released: 2021
Track listing: 1. Completely Yours
2. Reinvention
3. Exhale
4. Song of May (feat. Darren Rahn)
5. Sip' n the Breeze
6. Cat Man Blues (feat. Rick Braun)
7. Meant to Be (feat. Darren Rahn)
8. Lighthouse (feat. Allen Hinds)
9. In the Heart of the Seas
10. Providence
11. Walk with Me
Imaginary World

By Randal Clark
Label: Blue Hour Productions
Released: 2021
Track listing: Trailblazer; New Day; Daybreak; Living Underground; Discovery; Boulevard East; Tiger Lily; Looking Back; Turbocharged; Time's Arrow;
Imaginary World.
Randal Clark: Imaginary World

by Jim Worsley
Randal Clark's Imaginary World stretches beyond the conscious boundaries and illuminates the dark corners. It's clear from the onset that it is steeped in jazz tradition with a giant foothold on both rhythmic and melodic foundations. Clark establishes himself early and never lets go. Too often a buoyant blast off can ultimately fade away into the ...
Waiting for the Sky

Album: Imaginary Road
By Reza Khan
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Duration: 3:45
Reza Khan: Imaginary Road

by Jack Bowers
To impartially assess Imaginary Road, Bangladeshi-raised, New York-based guitarist Reza Khan's sixth album, it is best to lay aside as best one can his disposition for or against what could reasonably be labeled smooth jazz" and start from there. Is the music melodically and rhythmically likeable? Yes, it is. Are the musicians technically able? Yes, they ...