JAZZ : NEW RELEASES : In Brief
* 1/2 Richard Elliot, “On the Town,” Manhattan. Tenor saxophonist Elliot’s quest for a laid-back, ballad-oriented outing founders on the shoals of a too-rigid rhythm section. Even the tracks that avoid the use of some sort of computer-sequenced rhythms are mechanical and hard-edged. A brief reading of “Over the Rainbow” at the close of the recording suggests that Elliot has a potential for warm expressiveness, but it’s too little and too late.
New albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to four (excellent). A rating of five stars is reserved for classic reissues or retrospectives.
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