Album Review: Yazz Band from Greg Yasinitsky
Album: Yazz Band Artist: Greg Yasinitsky Label: Yazz Recordings Website: www.gregyasinitsky.com www.karigaffney.com The big band orchestra led by saxophonist Greg Yasinitsky celebrates the art of composing original works by employing the tools of bebop, blues, swing, and harmonic forms that make the assembly of horns blaze during poignant intervals. Yasinitsky's latest effort Yazz Band features him accompanied by his orchestra. Inside the recording, the musicians exhibit the exuberance of free-thinking players; yet, the tracks are much more refined than an ad-hoc jam session. The collection is an example of American jazz, showing influences that marked decades of jazz from the 1930's to the 21st century. For listeners who have experienced the music of big bands from previous decades, Yasinitsky's compositions will evoke those fond memories, p...