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Nashville City Paper, CD Review >>
The Bansuri isn't an instrumental usually associated with jazz. Instead you usually hear it in traditional Asian music since it is an ancient Indian flute. But Deepak Ram demonstrates its potential in a hard bop and blues setting on Steps (Golden Horn). He sometimes play very lyrical, fleeing solos but on other occasions can play in a very animated, challenging and edgy fashion on such tunes as "Madiba's Dance" and "Blues For Shyam Babu." It's also intriguing to hear him reworking such standards as Coltrane's "Naima" and "Giant Steps," plus Miles Davis' "All Blues," Darius Brubeck's "October" and both "Summertime" and "My Funny Valentine." While second soloist and guitarist Vic Juris adds his own pithy, sparking statements, the rhythm section of bassist Tony Marino and Jamey Haddad are crisp and thorough in their foundations and assistance. certainly doesn't sound like many other modern jazz recordings thanks to Ram's bansuri playing, but it does have a similiar adherence to rigorous standards in regards to thematic development and overall musical quality.
-- by Ron Wynn 01/28/08 >> go there
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