Album Review: The Ripple from Jeff Rupert and George Garzone
Album: The Ripple Artists: Jeff Rupert and George Garzone Label: RUPE MEDIA Website: https://georgegarzone.com/bio Saxophonists Jeff Rupert and George Garzone let loose on their new release The Ripple , offering balmy instrumentals mixed with bopping jaunts. Supported by pianist Richard Drexler, drummer Marty Morell, and bassist Jeremy Allen, the duo of Rupert and Garzone make music that soothes the soul and jumpstarts one's motor. The silky treads of their saxophones cruising along "Stardust" snugly cradle the listener in clouds of comfort. Their music is affable, putting the listener in a reclining position while displaying an appealing enthusiasm. Music made for the intimate setting of jazz clubs, their delivery of "Without a Song," written by Vincent Youmans and Billy Rose, wafts a tapping bebop pulse as Drexler's pouncing keys craft a glittering vamp. It is precisely what audiences expect to hear in supper clubs ...