Earthlings
Victor Gould, Eric McPherson, Dezron Douglas, Kahlil Kwame Bell, Tim Warfield, Godwin Louis
There is a calm confidence in his work, as well as a very personal harmonic inventiveness, a love of melody and the ability to swing... What impresses most is the exceptional sensitivity in...
Earthlings
Victor Gould, Eric McPherson, Dezron Douglas, Kahlil Kwame Bell, Tim Warfield, Godwin Louis
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There is a calm confidence in his work, as well as a very personal harmonic inventiveness, a love of melody and the ability to swing... What impresses most is the exceptional sensitivity in...
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On his sophomore leader CD and Criss Cross debut, pianist Victor Gould presents a diverse, well-paced program comprised of originals and a cohort off-the-beaten-track numbers from the Great Jazz Songbook.
He's joined throughout by bassist Dezron Douglas and drummer Eric McPherson, with guest appearances by Tim Warfield on soprano saxophone, Godwin Louis on alto saxophone, and percussionist Khalil Kwame Bell.
Gould has spent consequential time apprenticing in groups led by such modern masters as Donald Harrison, Ralph Peterson, Terri Lyne Carrington and Wallace Roney, and you can hear it in his fresh, harmonically erudite approach to the repertoire, which he addresses - and inhabits - on its own terms of engagement while retaining an entirely 21st century perspective.
Personnel: Victor Gould (piano), Dezron Douglas (bass), Eric McPherson (drums) Guests: Tim Warfield (soprano saxophone - 1/3/7), Godwin Louis (alto saxophone - 5/7/9), Kahlil Kwame Bell (percussion)
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June 2018
There is a calm confidence in his work, as well as a very personal harmonic inventiveness, a love of melody and the ability to swing... What impresses most is the exceptional sensitivity in everyone’s playing throughout the 56 minutes. Gould sounds magnificently mature with strong support from Warfield, Louis, KKB and especially bassist Dezron Douglas, who plays with such thoughtful freedom behind the others, as well as during his own solo spots.
