SCOTT BROWN PROJECT
Scott Brown Project (Asha Records)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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If you're weird, and absolutely must file all of your CDs according to what genre you think they belong in I suppose this would be comfy in the "jazz" section, but with a few listens you may find that this debut outlives any of the 'isms' placed on it by the likes of Kenny G, or John Tesh, or anybody else who leaps to mind when the phrase modern jazz comes up over coffee. Calling to mind a more minimal Chick Corea, with less grandstanding (songs built around drum solos), and more attention given to the melodies of the tunes themselves, Brown's piano would make Mad lib (Lootpack, Quasimoto), or Pete Rock go "wha?".

This was produced by Angela Piva, a busy girl, fresh off of her work on the excellent new Raw Text album, with an ear ready to tackle nearly anything without giving it that same, homogenized sound. I have an idea for you The Listener: sell all of your jazz stuff (saving anything by Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Yesterdays New Quintet, or Miles Davis), get this album, and your collection will pass muster next time I pop by for a visit.

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