GAFF MUSIC is proud to announce the re-release of the audiophile classic:
PASAJES
Featuring: Jim Brock, Mel Lewis, Dick Oatts, and Eugene Friessen
A review from BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC august 2002.
With nearly 40 years at his craft, Jim Brock has proven to be an innovator in the world of drums and percussion. On this recording, originally released in 1985, Jim teamed up with many of the artists on the Windham Hill label, and the results were an expansive and groundbreaking work that redefined the role of percussion in song. Drums and percussion fluctuate from the backbone of the groove (as on a tune like “Red Bud”) to the centerpiece of the songs (“Banana Rag,) from familiar rhythms to abstract sound experiments (“Ode to a New York Cab Driver”. )
And, on top of all that, Brock is simply one of the best drummers alive, period. He maintains the drummer’s perfect balance, at total ease in the spaces between vibe, feel, groove, song, and precision. He is a drummer’s drummer, a master of the traditional set and world percussion instruments alike, often combining many kinds of drums into one seamless work of beauty.
These qualities have placed him in literally hundreds of sessions, with artists as diverse in style as Pasajes is in sound: from Janis Ian, Joe Cocker, and Joe Walsh to Kathy Mattea, Hootie and the Blowfish, and James McMurtry. Pasajes is a must for percussionists,musicians, and music lovers, and also an essential part of any audiophile’s collection.