A quintet, UK based, The Jazz Defenders deliver a fine album inspired by the musicians’ love of Blue Note Records. There is more than a hint of Horace Silver to the opener ‘Top Down Tourism’. There is a typical Hard Bop swing to ‘I Bought It On The Moon’ and ‘Hawkeye Jorge’, whereas ‘Late’ has a waltz like theme. ‘She’ll Come Around’ is a fine infectious groove. The album concludes with ‘Brown Down’, a fine funky number, full of incessant riffs and grooves. ‘Scheming’ is a late contender for Jazz album of 2019. ‘
Track listings:
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01 Top Down Tourism by Jazz Defenders
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02 Everybody’s Got Something by Jazz Defenders
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03 Scheming by Jazz Defenders
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04 I Bought It On The Moon by Jazz Defenders
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05 Late by Jazz Defenders
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06 Hawkeye Jorge by Jazz Defenders
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07 Costa Del Lol by Jazz Defenders
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08 Rosie Karima by Jazz Defenders
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09 She’ll Come Round by Jazz Defenders
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10 Brown Down by Jazz Defenders
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