If you take a close look at the discography of New Cool Collective, you will discover that it seems that saxophonist Benjamin Herman and his colleagues are now striving to release two CDs a year. After Pachinko, inspired by their Japanese tour, it is now time for a live CD from the small NCC line-up. In Concert can be regarded as the perfect overview of their fifteen-year career and shows NCC as a
… steaming machine that specializes in uptempo soul jazz with a lot of Latin and African influences. The driving motor is provided by the energetic percussion of drummer Joost Kroon and percussionists Jos de Haas and Frank van Dok, and complemented by the pumping bass work of Leslie Lopez and the clear keys of Willem Friede. Herman and trumpet player David Rockefeller provide both beautiful melodies and spectacular solo work, while Anton Goudsmit delivers his whimsical guitar parts with fire as usual. (AD)more
