Reviews of the Kurt Ribak Trio CDs

The Kurt Ribak Trio CDs are on sale. You can buy them online at CDBaby.

Comments on the "more" CD by Chris Cortez, announcer and producer for KCSM-FM and drummer for the reggae band "Native Elements"

"...Kurt's ability to take you on a journey from the deepest waters of theCaribbean to the funky alleys of the urban jungle in one listening makes him a truly gifted original in my book."

Comments on the CDs by Whit Browne, famed bassist and instructor at Berklee College of Music.

"Hey Kurt - received the trio CD's you sent. Sounds great ! Great trio playing that sounds tight. You've captured a lot of nice sounding grooves and moods reminiscent of some of the guys we all have been listening to. 

Whit said, "Some of the grooves that particularly stand out are on the "Trio" recording: 
"Finally Home" Monty Alexander trio with Ray Brown 
"Pseudo........" a la Ahmad Jamal 
"Swaying in the Breeze" - Red Gardland trio groove 
"Obsessions" - Bill Evans trio broken time feel with Scott LaFaro 
"Roy" ala New Orleans 2nd line groove ..."Yeah! - all right" (I heard you)"
"The Munsters Have Martinis" --(I remember this one) melody sounds like Monk with a Mingus like bass solo." 

The "More" recording: 
"Jupiter Step" - nice big bass tone, reggae meets swing, Family Man Barrett meets Gene Harris"
"1/9/04" - the latin sounding melody sounds like a variation of "Little Suede Shoes" 
"Fool For Love" - haunting melody , C- (ma7)(9) or Ebmaj7+5 , nice chord."

If you want to hear samples of the CD before buying, go to http://www.cdbaby.com/kurtribaktrio and you can download shortened samples of the tunes. CDBaby takes credit cards, so for many folks it's a more convenient way to buy.

You can also get the CD directly from me at gigs or by sending a check for $17.00 ($15.00 purchase plus $2.00 postage) to:

Kurt Ribak
P.O. Box 8045
Berkeley, CA 94707-8045

E-mail me with any questions.