#12 Gateway - Beeblebrox - by profyousion
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
real brox
Ahhh jazz!. So many styles, so little time.
“Gateway” is a track from the “Real Brox” 2 disc CD, 2002 by the quintet Beeblebrox.
Central to the tune are Monica Herzig on piano, Tom Clark on sax, and her husband Peter Kienle on subtle guitar and synth fills,recorded live, with a noticably bluesy feel.
If this had been recorded in the studio, it would most likely still evoke 50’s nightclub/black & white movie soundtrack images,because these cats are just that adept at their craft of imparting their musical message.
Monica shines and is at ease with classical arpeggios, or sparkling jazz riffs. Tom’s pleadingly plaintive tone on the sax is somewhat reminiscent of a mix of Eddie Harris, John Klemmer, and David Sanborn, done of course in a way uniquely his own.
Laid back, but by no means narcoleptic, I love this tune, and their style of playing.
