Wofford, Mike & Holly Hofmann
Capri, 2011, CD
Instrument: Piano
Issue: 17.4
Jazz Ruler Type: Swing
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score:
O’s Notes: Pianist Mike Wofford and flutist Holly Hofmann form a quintet with Rob Thorsen (b), Richard Sellers (d) and special guest Terell Stafford (t). The program includes an original from both Holly and Mike, upbeat driving tunes that will accelerate your pulse. In between there are some ballads, some bop and some blues notably “Soul Street” featuring rousing lead lines by both Hofmann and Stafford. We also liked “Pure Imagination” and Wofford’s work on “The Girl From Greenland”.
Publicist: Braithwaite & Katz