Album Review: Look For the Light from Jeff Reed
Album: Look For the Light Artist: Jeff Reed Label: Stricker Street Records Website: www.jeffreedbass.com Jeff Reed's jazz quintet is brimming with ingenuity and rapid counterpoints on his latest CD Look For the Light . Leading on acoustic bass, Reed is accompanied by Sean Jones on trumpet,Todd Marcus on bass clarinet, Jonathan Epley on guitar, and Eric Kennedy on drums. The 5-piece engage in ample counter movements as each musician provides feedback to one another's assertions. The swift exchanges manifest into a complementing chaos, mirroring what listeners would hear during an open jam session. Kennedy's drums flare boldly across "Tricotism" as Jones' trumpet and Marcus' bass clarinet sprinkle the track with bursts of flickering toots. The composition is densely populated with the musicians various remarks, inserting counter phrases from Epley on guitar. The quintet cools down to a leisurely pace along "Paragon" as Reed's bass ...