Josh Levinson

Josh Levinson: Chauncey Street

by Hrayr Attarian
March 4, 2012

In Chauncey Street Brooklyn-based trumpeter/educator, Josh Levinson and his sextet return to the tight camaraderie, inventive soloing and captivating themes that characterized the Blue Note sound of the 1950s and '60s.That Levinson is greatly influenced by Freddie Hubbard is evident throughout, the record even containing the intricate and memorable “For Freddie." On this and other hard bop tracks like the nostalgic" “F-It," Levinson's muscular staccato and gritty intonation are an homage to Hubbard rather than slavish mimicry. He ...