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Pete Zimmer Quintet: Common Man
By"Common Man," the album's title track, exhibits the strength of a cohesive unit that speaks closely together, like peas in a pod. Not preferring to jump and shout, Zimmer stays the course with a magnetic quality. Solos around the room follow with the same mood as the quintet speaks lovingly of its tradition.
Critics of modern jazz complain that it moves too fast and that its intensity gives them headaches. With his debut album, Pete Zimmer reaches out to the common man and proves to him that modern, straight-ahead jazz can capture your heart and take you away from the ordinary. The music elevates his audience. Ballads such as "Time That Once Was" and "Darn That Dream" can lift your spirits gently. John Sullivan's bowed bass statements work miracles. Up-tempo romps, such as Frahm's "A Whole New You" and Zimmer's "Hustlin,'" provide drama and driving energy, while maintaining a hardy rhythmic spirit. Zimmer's brief drum solos provide the spice.
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Track Listing
Search; Road Taken; Common Man; A Whole New You; Time That Once Was; 5 A.M. Blues; Hustlin'; Daytona; Darn That Dream; Common Man (alt.).
Personnel
Pete Zimmer
drumsPete Zimmer: drums; Michael Rodriguez: trumpet; Joel Frahm: tenor saxophone; Toru Dodo: piano; Rick Germanson: piano; John Sullivan: bass.
Album information
Title: Common Man | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Tippin' Records
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