Reviews that mention Jon Arkin
June 8, 2022
Walking on Blue Eggshells in Billville
Edgetone EDT 4220
Noertker’s Moxie
More Fun in Billville
Edgetone EDT 4221
Noertker’s Moxie
Pantomime in Billville
Edgetone EDT 4222
Over the last six decades or so people have sometime asked what happened to the breezy West Coast Jazz following its heyday between 1950-1960? The answer seems to be that it was reborn in the Bay Area, during the 21st Century with the ever-shifting personnel of bassist Bill Noertker’s Moxie combos. Celebrating the group’s 20th anniversary, the bassist has released this trilogy of 25 accomplished tunes all composed by Noertker and recorded during that time period. Except for the single bass clarinet, some brass and frequent flute tracks, the tunes stay away from expected reeds-and-rhythm-section evolution. But the mature arrangements and sense of airy humor demonstrates in them that the bassist and the groups have internalized not only the advances of the Cool School but also those of subsequent sound explorers. MORE
June 8, 2022
Pantomime in Billville
Edgetone EDT 4222
Noertker’s Moxie
Walking on Blue Eggshells in Billville
Edgetone EDT 4220
Noertker’s Moxie
More Fun in Billville
Edgetone EDT 4221
Over the last six decades or so people have sometime asked what happened to the breezy West Coast Jazz following its heyday between 1950-1960? The answer seems to be that it was reborn in the Bay Area, during the 21st Century with the ever-shifting personnel of bassist Bill Noertker’s Moxie combos. Celebrating the group’s 20th anniversary, the bassist has released this trilogy of 25 accomplished tunes all composed by Noertker and recorded during that time period. Except for the single bass clarinet, some brass and frequent flute tracks, the tunes stay away from expected reeds-and-rhythm-section evolution. But the mature arrangements and sense of airy humor demonstrates in them that the bassist and the groups have internalized not only the advances of the Cool School but also those of subsequent sound explorers. MORE