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CD Review: http:\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/php\/article.php?id=36675<\/p>\n

By Edward Blanco
\nIn this follow up to the critically-acclaimed The Outlaw (Savant 2006) recording, Joe Chambers tips his hat to colleagues Horace Silver and Max Roach with Horace To Max, paying tribute to mentor Roach and recognizing Silver as one of the most important composers of the post-bop era of jazz. A highly-regarded session drummer of the \u201960s appearing on many of Blue Note\u2019s greatest jazz recordings, Chambers builds on the foundation of The Outlaw\u2013where he was featured prominently on mallet instruments as well as the drums\u2013performing here on the vibes and marimba. While featuring standards from Kenny Dorham, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller and Thelonious Monk, the repertoire includes three charts from Roach and one from Silver covering the the theme of the album.<\/p>\n

Though technically not truly a \u201cdrummers\u201d disc\u2013by being overly percussive in nature\u2013Chambers delivers his fair share of drum solos and includes Steve Berrios on percussion as part of the personnel. It is Berrios who introduces the opening \u201cAsiatic Raes\u201d on the congas accompanied by the drummer in what is in fact a dicey percussion-driven number. Exhibiting considerable chops on the vibes, Chambers crafts a warm and sensitive rendition of Silver\u2019s gorgeous \u201cEcaroh\u201d featuring tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and Xavier Davis on piano.<\/p>\n

Vocalist Nicole Guiland appears on a couple of pieces beginning with \u201cMendacity,\u201d a tune associated with both Roach and Abbey Lincoln and then again on \u201cLonesome Lover\u201d featuring a sparkling overdubbed performance on the vibes. Saxophonist Alexander is especially expressive on \u201cMan From South Africa\u201d and demonstrates why he is considered one of the finest reed man in the business with his take of Wayne Shorter\u2019s \u201cWater Babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pianist Davis sets up Chamber\u2019s strong stick work on Monk\u2019s classic \u201cEvidence\u201d in a brisk but brief treatment of the standard and ends the album in percussive manner using Berrios on the drums and congas. The finale \u201cAfreeka\u201d enjoys another marked performance on the vibes with more overdubbed work on the marimba as a lasting reminder of this artist\u2019s versatility as a musician. An unquestioned talent who should not be defined by his mastery of the drums alone, Chambers cements his legacy as one of the most influential musicians of our time with a remarkable multi-instrumental performance on Horace To Max. Using a mainstream approach to an all around contemporary jazz sound, Joe Chambers manages to speak with different voices all saying the same thing: this is superb jazz\u2013the kind of music no doubt, Horace Silver and Max Roach would definitely be part of.
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CD Review: http:\/\/www.allaboutjazz.com\/php\/article.php?id=36675 By Edward Blanco In this follow up to the critically-acclaimed The Outlaw (Savant 2006) recording, Joe Chambers tips his hat to colleagues Horace Silver and Max Roach with Horace To Max, paying tribute to mentor Roach and recognizing Silver as one of the most important composers of the post-bop era of jazz. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-150","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151,"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions\/151"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.josephachambers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}