September 18, 2006

CD Reviews: Minions Dominion
By George W. Carroll, The Musicians' Ombudsman

The dynasty flourishes...And as they say: ""The beat goes on.'' Delfeayo Marsalis has accrued a formidable jazz group together indeed for his new CD project...And, having the likes on Mulgrew Miller on piano & Elvin Jones on drums can only insure nothing short of a viable effort. The standard ''Just Squeeze Me'' is the perfect vehicle for Delfeayo's sackbut chops which he delivers with robust panache. I mark him as an animated & virtuosic soloist of high ranking.

Due to his musical heritage of being of Marsalis blood, Delfeayo is able to explore musically the common ground of all idioms related to jazz, i.e. bebop, swing, latin, et al. And, he has emerged as a complete stylist in today's array of trombone genre, but with a bristling bebop edge to his artistry.