Origin Records Reviews

Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra - Refractions
by Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

The twenty-four piece Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra boasts a full roster of instrumentation, including double reeds and French horns, for a sound that is somewhat rare in the professional jazz world, but familiar to anyone guiding a child ... read more

Bobby Broom - Song And Dance
by Mike Joyce, JazzTimes

Lennon and McCartney, Leon Russell, Jimmy Webb Don\'t let the fine print fool you. For all its ties to contemporary pop tunesmiths, Song and Dance aims to please mainstream jazz fans who are open to fresh and often surprising ... read more

Richard Cole - Shade
by John Barron, All About Jazz.com

Shade, Saxophonist Richard Cole’s third release for Origin Records, is a stellar production compiled from various sessions featuring trumpet legend Randy Brecker and a bevy of heavy hitters from the Pacific Northwest. The disc is chock-full of ... read more

Hal Galper - Furious Rubato
by Andrew Johnston, Jazz Review

Rubato is a difficult to define term, but it can be described as taking liberty in the tempo to obtain a certain feeling or mood. It is more common in classical solo pieces, but pianist Hal Galper, along with Jeff Johnson and John Bishop explore ... read more

Clay Giberson - Mirador
by Adam Greenburg, All Music Guide

West Coast pianist Clay Giberson's initial offering from the Origin label vividly recalls the seminal trio of Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, and Paul Motian by the introspective manner in which it presents the music. Like Evans, Giberson's touch is well ... read more

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