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Jacobson has a beautiful tone that shades on the brighter side with lush vibrato.
His lines, always melodic, hint at something new and surprising around the
corner. That makes for highly communicative playing and for us, involved
listening. Like players such as Roy Hargrove and Tom Harrell, Jacobson is a
"toucher" and not "usher" of unnecessary technique or pre-planned patterns. By
Nicholas F. Mondello - ALL ABOUT JAZZ
ORIGIN RECORDS ARTISTÂ
DISCOVER
Eric Jacobson
With a collaborative history going back almost a decade, Milwaukee-based trumpeter Eric Jacobson looked to his friends in Chicago to form the core of his quintet for Discover. Harmonically, rhythmically and soulfully in sync, saxophonist Geof Bradfield, bassist Dennis Carroll, drummer George Fludas, along with the supremely supportive NY pianist
With a collaborative history going back almost a decade, Milwaukee-based trumpeter Eric Jacobson looked to his friends in Chicago to form the core of his quintet for Discover. Harmonically, rhythmically and soulfully in sync, saxophonist Geof Bradfield, bassist Dennis Carroll, drummer George Fludas, along with the supremely supportive NY pianist Bruce Barth, provide an inspired environment for Jacobson's journey through four new compositions, interspersed with timeless standards. Delightfully intuitive, sympathetic and always swinging, Jacobson's quintet delivers an intriguing set of musical discoveries.