Album Review: Better Days from Mr. Chair
Album: Better Days Artist: Mr. Chair Label: Self-Released Website: https://www.mrchairmusic.com/ From whirlwind-like flourishes to dulcet soundscapes, jazz septet Mr. Chair takes audiences through a prismatic excursion of original works on their latest release Better Days. The placid sonorous of "Abandoned Cities" causes listeners to pause and reflect as José Guzmán's guitar riffs reach a depth that affects the emotions, while the picturesque vista portrayed by Mark Hetzler's trombone and Eddie Barbash's also sax furling languidly along "Elergy" evokes peace and serenity. The mood changes as surges of passionately-driven gusts from Jason Kutz's trickling keys and Hertzler's flaring trombone interlace along "Appellation Spring" with the rhythmic traction of bassist Ben Ferris and drummer Mike Koszewski holding the progressions stable. A Caribbean accent simmers from the soft undulations of the rhythmic beats as Barbash's saxo...