(Candid)
Kyle Eastwood and his UK band are touring with this simple, soul-and-Latin-jazzy mix of handy hooks for the hard-boppish hornblowing of Graeme Flowers and saxist Graeme Blevins that sometimes mirrors the economical and unhurried delivery of Kyle's father, Clint. Eastwood Jr, a jazz lover from childhood and a workmanlike bassist on upright and guitar, has branched out from the blend of jazz and dance-groove technology that made his Candid debut Paris Blue an uneasy mix, opting instead for a hard bop and 70s soul-jazz repertoire. It won't stun the cognoscenti, but it's played with honesty and quiet relish, and though some tunes lack muscle, others exert a deceptive charm. A soulful, smoky-sax opener launches fiery solos from both Graemes; Blevins gets into Sonny Rollins territory on Cafe Calypso; and the smouldering Andalucia unsurprisingly has Sketches of Spain hints. The soul-funky finale Down at Ronnie's fires a blazing trumpet/sax exchange,...
Kyle Eastwood and his UK band are touring with this simple, soul-and-Latin-jazzy mix of handy hooks for the hard-boppish hornblowing of Graeme Flowers and saxist Graeme Blevins that sometimes mirrors the economical and unhurried delivery of Kyle's father, Clint. Eastwood Jr, a jazz lover from childhood and a workmanlike bassist on upright and guitar, has branched out from the blend of jazz and dance-groove technology that made his Candid debut Paris Blue an uneasy mix, opting instead for a hard bop and 70s soul-jazz repertoire. It won't stun the cognoscenti, but it's played with honesty and quiet relish, and though some tunes lack muscle, others exert a deceptive charm. A soulful, smoky-sax opener launches fiery solos from both Graemes; Blevins gets into Sonny Rollins territory on Cafe Calypso; and the smouldering Andalucia unsurprisingly has Sketches of Spain hints. The soul-funky finale Down at Ronnie's fires a blazing trumpet/sax exchange,...
- 4/21/2011
- by John Fordham
- The Guardian - Film News
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