Slocum, Matt
Chandra Records, 2014, CD
Instrument: Drums
Issue: 20.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4
Sound: 4
Score: 
O’s Notes: Matt Slocum plays drums and leads a quartet with Pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Massimo Bioclati and either Walter Smith III or Danya Stephens on tenor sax. I don’t know what is on the mind of a Black Elk but Slocum conjures up a peaceful landscape absent of predators on this dream! There are eleven original compositions along with a cover of Metheny’s “Is This America?”. The result is a relaxing session that includes complexities but all in a controlled and soothing presentation.
Publicist: Red Cat Publicity
