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What the Critics Say About Harry Goldson
Swing at it's best - Harry's music provides so many marvelous moments of listening pleasure that it is impossible to list them all. Peter Green - Big Bands International Magazine, Great Britain. Goldson maintains an exceptionally high level of musicianship, emerging as an impressive jazz clarinetist with an affinity for Artie Shaw, Buddy DeFranco and Benny Goodman. Jack Sohmer - JazzTimes Magazine Goldson's playing is the sort that Tommy Dorsey and Harry James would have loved - his music is truly a feast for big band swing enthusiasts. Jack Bowers - Cadence Magazine. Harry's swinging, danceable music builds a bridge to the Twenty-First Century - One of the best new groups I've heard in years. His singular style puts its own imprint on the great classics of jazz. Bob Knack - Collector's Corner - Nationally Syndicated Radio Show host and jazz historian Impeccable musicianship - exciting, brassy, bold - swing that heats up the room. Jim Santella - LA Jazz Scene Terrific! If there ever is to be a revival of swinging big band dance music, Harry will surely be among the leaders. Don Kennedy - Big Band Jump - Nationally Syndicated Radio Show For music lovers who may ask whatever happened to dance bands and REAL music, listen to Harry Goldson and you will find the answer. Esther Lynn, Entertainment Editor - Dirt Alert - Las Vegas, Nevada Harry's kind of music is just wonderful music designed for dancing or relaxing - and when you hear him play it, you're unlikely to hear it played any better. Cadence Reviews - All About Jazz. Hearing Goldson's rich tone, artful improvisation and soaring cadenzas help illustrate why the clarinet is making such a comeback as a jazz solo instrument. Jim Barnes - Traverse City Record-Eagle Maestro of swing - a new testimony to rhythm - music that is mellow, sweet and ALL jazz. Lori Hall Steele - Traverse Magazine It is easy to see why Goldson has become the Traverse City area's most in-demand jazz musician. Lazaro Vega - The Grand Rapids Press Harry's hot Artie Shaw-like clarinet leads a group that will dazzle swingers of all ages everywhere. Joe Carlton - Jazz Browser's Reviews Voted "Best Jazz Artist" by Northern Express Weekly's Readers' Choice |