Ben Perowsky Bop On Bop CD

Ace drummer Ben Perowsky (John Scofield, Dave Douglas, Mike Stern, Lost Tribe) teams with his father, Frank (tenor sax and clarinet) and organist Sam Yahel (currently touring with Josh Redman). The trio serves up a mix of standards and jazz classics, inc

Personnel includes: Ben Perowsky (drums); Frank Perowsky (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Sam Yahel (organ).
Drummer Ben Perowsky has worked with many musicians, but none on more intimate terms than his father, saxophonist Frank Perowsky. Here, father and son unite for the first time on record, bringing along organist Sam Yahel for a spirited set of bop-oriented classics. The elder Perowsky is in excellent form on both tenor sax and clarinet, with a laid-back yet advanced approach to harmony and phrasing. In order to highlight the family ties, Yahel sits out the last two cuts, "Donna Lee" and "Four" (the former a smoking clarinet feature). The Bird-and-Miles theme resurfaces often, and satisfying renditions of "My Foolish Heart," Horace Silver's "Quicksilver," and Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz" round out the program. Well worth hearing. ~ David R. Adler

JazzTimes (4/03, p.93) - "Ben Perowsy, his father, Frank, and Sam Yahel are a trio that leave you feeling optimistic about the state of jazz....[They] perform crisp, straightahead jazz with originality, swing and passion..."