Coffin, Jeff
Ear Up, 2012, CD
Instrument: Saxophone
Issue: 19.1
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score:
O’s Notes: Saxophonist Jeff Coffin assembles The Mu’tet featuring Bill Fanning (t), Kofi Burbridge (keyboards), Jeff Sipe (d) and Felix Pastorius (b). They play a cool mix of blues and funky jazz-fusion. The music is all-original composed by Coffin and the band. “A Half Sleep” and “Slow Glass” have a lazy blues feeling matching their titles. Special guest guitarist Lionel Loueke shines on two tracks, especially the highly syncopated “Loueke”. We also enjoyed “Low Spark” and the funky “Lucky 13” & “Backin’ Up” making Into The Air a winning session.
Publicist: Terri Hinte