{"id":5787,"date":"2014-06-09T00:02:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T07:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=5787"},"modified":"2014-06-09T08:05:56","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T15:05:56","slug":"monday-cd-recommendation-orrin-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2014\/06\/monday-cd-recommendation-orrin-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday CD Recommendation: Orrin Evans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;7DPha5QfIp4WT0KBzWzYcMZZHzi7GYVw&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orrin Evans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Captain Black Big Band<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mothers-Touch-Orrin-Evans\/dp\/B00JDCOMAK\/?_encoding=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;keywords=orrin%20evans%20mother%27s%20touch&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;qid=1402258621&#038;s=music&#038;sr=1-1&#038;tag=rifftidougram-20\"target=\"_blank\"><em>Mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Touch<\/em><\/a> (Posi-Tone)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/O.-Evans-Mothers-Touch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/O.-Evans-Mothers-Touch.jpg\" alt=\"O. Evans Mother&#039;s Touch\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/O.-Evans-Mothers-Touch.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/O.-Evans-Mothers-Touch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/O.-Evans-Mothers-Touch-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/O.-Evans-Mothers-Touch-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>Regulars at the uptown New York club Smoke relish not only the musicianship but also the slap-dash camaraderie that pianist Orrin Evans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 big band exhibits during performances. Without the fun and games, the band is just as compelling in this studio recording. Evans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In My Soul,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d slow and slinky with gospel overtones, sets the high standard that his contingent of bright youngsters and experienced veterans maintains throughout. Evans, tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland, trombonist Conrad Herwig and trumpeter Tatum Greenblatt are among the excellent soloists. Greenblatt and saxophonist Stacy Dillard shine on Wayne Shorter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Water Babies.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Following Evans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ethereal piano in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dita,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d lead alto saxophonist Todd Bashore solos with neo-Johnny Hodges sensibility. The two short parts of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Touch\u00e2\u20ac\u009d are built on a seven-note phrase in a head arrangement by this inventive band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;7DPha5QfIp4WT0KBzWzYcMZZHzi7GYVw&#8221;] Orrin Evans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Captain Black Big Band, Mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Touch (Posi-Tone) Regulars at the uptown New York club Smoke relish not only the musicianship but also the slap-dash camaraderie that pianist Orrin Evans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 big band exhibits during performances. Without the fun and games, the band is just as compelling in this studio recording. Evans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5787","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recommendations","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}