Gerry Hemingway Quintet
Riptide
2011 - Clean Feed Records: CF227CD 
http://www.cleanfeed-records.com/product/riptide/

* Oscar Noriega: alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
* Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone
* Terrence McManus: guitars
* Kermit Driscoll: acoustic bass, electric bass guitar
* Gerry Hemingway: drums, harmonica
 
http://www.oscarnoriega.com/ 
http://www.terrence-mcmanus.com/ 
http://www.kermitdriscoll.com/ 
http://www.gerryhemingway.com/

Recorded by Michael Brorby at Acoustic Music,
Brooklyn, NY, on December 5, 2009.


Reviews
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By Mike Shanley 
http://jazztimes.com/articles/29357-riptide-gerry-hemingway-quintet

[...]

Longtime collaborators Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone) and Kermit Driscoll
(alternating acoustic bass and electric bass guitar) join Hemingway, along with
guitarist Terrence McManus and Oscar Noriega, the latter of whom adds a piquant
texture to the music on clarinet, bass clarinet and alto saxophone. The leader
blows some murky harmonica to unwrap “Gitar,” a 12-minute piece that builds up
from this swampy sound into a spare spotlight for Eskelin’s dynamic
vocabulary. This contrasts with “Meddle Music,” a shorter piece which McManus
shapes into a strong slab of overdriven psych-rock. The minute-long gap between
the last two tracks was a wise choice since they’re similar and represent a big
departure from the program. “Backabacka” finds the drummer playing a straight
4/4 African kwela groove—which resembles ska thanks to the off-beat horn
riff—but drags on just a little too long. “Chicken Blood” is also repetitive,
but has a bit more variety with its parallel guitar and horn melodies. Somehow
Hemingway makes these contrasts, and the false ending, make sense in the
context of this strong release.

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By Mark Corroto 
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/riptide-gerry-hemingway-clean-feed-records-review-by-mark-corroto.php

By Grego Applegate Edwards

By Florence Wetzel 
http://www.squidsear.com/cgi-bin/news/newsView.cgi?newsID=1391

By Troy Collins 
http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD36/PoD36MoreMoments4.html

Guy Peters (nl)

AAJ Italy Staff (it) 
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/riptide-gerry-hemingway-clean-feed-records-review-by-aaji-staff.php

Par Jean Buzelin (fr) 
http://www.culturejazz.fr/spip.php?article1824

Por Pachi Tapiz (es) 
https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?p=2510