Album Review: In a Big City from Igor Kogan
Album: In a Big City Artist: Igor Kogan Label: Self-Released Website: https://www.koganigormusic.com In a Big City is the debut release from bassist/bandleader Igor Kogan, featuring all original compositions. Accompanied by Jeremy Lappitt on tenor saxophone, Joshua Aguiar on trumpet and flugelhorn, Marco Apicella on piano, Matthew Baker on drums, and special guest jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton, the recording shuffles between soothing ballads and traditional jazz motifs, sprinkled in pinches of improvised anecdotes and dashes of whirling horns with a bop-inspired palette. Kogan's bass solo on "Bass Introduction" travels in frenzied patterns that are strangely calming on the listener. His urgent movements produce a frothy gurgle that projects a softness and easiness through the track. The recording segues into "New York Blues" showcasing the smooth stylizing of Lappitt's saxophone, Aguiar's trumpet, and Apicella's piano, tethered to a reclining ...