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Jordan Berger: First

Read "First" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Jordan Berger is a young bassist who, on this debut album as a leader, manifests a mature conception of the post-bop jazz idiom with his assembled group of mostly Philadelphia-based musicians, collectively producing a sophisticated, intelligent, and lively groove. The tracks are mostly originals which, by virtue of their resonances with the jazz legacy, sound delightfully familiar and provide an excellent foil for rich improvisations and collective musical conversation. First opens with Berger's own “Qualm," featuring his extended ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

First

Dreambox Media
2011

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First

Island Records
2010

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