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| "A true discovery awaits in Translation (self-released, ****) by the Danny Ray Martin Quintet. An assistant professer of music at Bethel college in McKenzie, Tenn., guitarist Martin – who studied with the late Shawn Lane and graduated from the Berklee College of Music – flaunts his well-oiled chops here as a player and composer. Immersed in the language of modern jazz, Martin and his ensemble confidently build on tradition, adding fresh grooves to such post-bop numbers as disc highlight "Wilmont's Lament" (replete with qawwali-inspired motifs and some heady sax blowing by member Bob Bowers). Expect great things from Martin, West Tennessee's answer to John Scofield." — The Commercial Appeal, 2005 |
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