@pryso
I am sometimes too much the literalist. Missed the humor in your Bruce Katz West Coast speculation. On the other hand, given the feel of that track I posted last evening (What Might Have Been) I can see why you would have guessed that coast. It does have a sort of breezy, laid back feel to it.
Overall and even with the inclusion of "Larry the Spinning Poodle" (not the most listener friendly track on the album), Transformation is very good, I think. Quite varied with some real depth. Not superficial, glossy pop jazz. The All Music Guide says Katz earned a Masters in Jazz from the New England Conservatory and is an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music. He’s earned and learned his chops if you read his credits.
I am sometimes too much the literalist. Missed the humor in your Bruce Katz West Coast speculation. On the other hand, given the feel of that track I posted last evening (What Might Have Been) I can see why you would have guessed that coast. It does have a sort of breezy, laid back feel to it.
Overall and even with the inclusion of "Larry the Spinning Poodle" (not the most listener friendly track on the album), Transformation is very good, I think. Quite varied with some real depth. Not superficial, glossy pop jazz. The All Music Guide says Katz earned a Masters in Jazz from the New England Conservatory and is an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music. He’s earned and learned his chops if you read his credits.