Sharel Cassity - Fearless (2020)

Sharel Cassity
Fearless
2020 - Relsha Music, Sharel Cassity's record label
https://www.sharelcassity.com/shop-1



* Sharel Cassity : alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (4, 8), tenor saxophone (9)
* Richard Johnson : piano
* Alexander Claffy : bass (aka. Alex Claffy)
* Mark Whitfield Jr. : drums

https://www.sharelcassity.com/
https://www.rjjazz.com/
https://www.claffy.me/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-whitfield-jr-mn0002525585
Reviews


By Howard Reich
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-best-jazz-recordings-reich-1213-20201208-uga4pjeburcq7lzy7z6roifnpu-list.html
https://www.grandmajschicago.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-best-jazz-recordings-reich-1213-20201208-uga4pjeburcq7lzy7z6roifnpu-list.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-sharel-cassity-reich-0809-20200804-xicms44cefevdiv2lucpgqqyii-story.html

If you didn’t know better, you never would have guessed that alto saxophonist
Cassity was suffering the harsh effects of post-Lyme disease when she made this
recording. Realizing that, however, only makes the achievement seem all the
greater, for Cassity plays alto, soprano and tenor saxophones with tremendous
heart and an oft-formidable technique. Joined by pianist Richard Johnson (her
husband), bassist Alex Claffy and drummer Mark Whitfield Jr., Cassity proves
charismatic as soloist, savvy as composer and firmly in command as bandleader.

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By Edward Blanco
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/fearless-sharel-cassity-relsha-music

By Scott Yanow
http://lajazzscene.buzz/jazz-cd-reviews-september-2020/

By Stephanie Jones
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/sharel-cassity-is-fearless-amid-recovery

By Hrayr Attarian
https://www.chicagojazzmagazine.com/post/cd-review-sharel-cassity-fearless

Dávid Oláh (dk)
https://www.jazz.sk/articles/cd-fearless-nebojacnost-saxofonistky-sharel-cassity-sa-zhmotnila-v-inspirativne-dielo