A few years ago I blogged about meeting a jazz legend named Hadley Caliman. Hadley just released an album that you can download from Amazon MP3 here.
I never write Amazon reviews – not enough time in the day – but for Hadley’s album I made an exception. Here’s what I wrote.
If you’re not familiar with Hadley, know that he’s a disciple of Dexter Gordon, a west coast style jazz musician who’s clearly a master at his craft. This album is amazing – the songs are great, the musicianship is out of this world, the mix is good too. If you like Dexter Gordon / Sonny Rollins / John Coltrane style jazz, do yourself a favor and listen to Hadley Caliman’s Gratitude. It’s been in my ears almost exclusively since I downloaded the MP3 album.
So to you, dear blog reader, I would say this: If you like jazz – REAL jazz, west coast post-bop stuff; if you like Coltrane and Sonny and Dex, even Branford Marsalis – put some money in Hadley’s pocket and download a phenomenal album.