Jazzwax on Sink/Swim

My CD, Sink/Swim, received a nice mention this weekend on a newish jazz blog called Jazzwax:

Seventies spirit—Ian Carey, who plays trumpet and flugelhorn, sent along a CD he recorded in 2005. It has a rich, introspective 1970s feel—especially with Adam Shulman on the Fender Rhodes piano.

Carey, who knows his jazz history, plays a warm horn with a Freddie Hubbard feel and is backed by Evan Francis (saxophones), Shulman (electric piano), Fred Randolph (bass) and Jon Arkin (drums). Many of the compositions and arrangements are by Carey, and the CD includes tight interpretations of Wayne Shorter's ESP and Herbie Nichols' The Spinning Song.

Jazzwax is written by New York's Marc Myers, and regularly features interesting thoughts on classic jazz (including a great series last week on the under-appreciated saxophonist Hal McKusick). I especially like that it reminds me of recordings I'd forgotten about, and supplements them with possibilities for further exploration. I don't get to talk and think about classic records nearly as much as I did back in my school days, so it's good to have a regular place to get back in the spirit.

(And incidentally, I'll take being mentioned in a sentence with Freddie Hubbard any day.)