Brian Charette CDs reviewed

Backup (Steeplechase)Brian Charette
Kürrent (self-released)Brian Charette/Ben Monder/Jordan Young
New York organist Brian Charette has been recording prolifically in recent years, and his latest two recordings as a leader demonstrate that regardless of the stylistic breadth of his playing, his fluent and often ingenious improvising and big-beat grooves shine through.
Backup, on the esteemed Danish jazz label SteepleChase, finds Charette tackling a range of bop and post-bop tunes, joined by