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The Critics Sound Off On
THE WEE TRIO & Capitol Diner Vol. 1
“The Wee Trio often veers from the expected...questioning the rules of jazz orthodoxy. They keep the music substantive and riddled with direction surprises.
Definitely a group to watch. ” - Downbeat
“a winning debut” “as true to the jazz tradition as it is to their freewheeling tastes.”
– The Boston Globe
“One of the year’s most riveting albums . . .” – The Patriot Ledger
“an immediate musical simpatico” – The New Orleans Times Picayune
“How exciting, you might ask, can a vibes/bass/drum trio be? Well listen to these three and you’ll find out.” – The Buffalo News
“largely entertaining” – The Hartford Courant
“the trio puts forth a compelling case that they are the ambassadors of the genre’s future.” – The Saratogian
“With James Westfall's vibes in the forefront, the group has a fresh sound, and bassist Dan Loomis and drummer Jared Schonig flow like the tides. Wee's sound is not wee, it's huge” – The San Francisco Chronicle
“the Wee Trio have found a unique slant, not only in their vibes/bass/drums instrumentation but in their lyrical songwriting and flowing interaction.”
– The Philly Daily News
“Bulging with even more muscular jazz chops than the Bad Plus but displaying more earthbound taste than the late, lamented E.S.T., the Brooklyn-based Wee Trio makes a larger than wee splash on its debut.” – The Boston Herald
“Joining the Bad Plus, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and the Leviathan Brothers on the national scene, Brooklyn’s The Wee Trio are stirring up jazz you don’t have to be old to enjoy, Bring a teen." – MetalJazz.com
“The Wee Trio is capable of a full, powerfull sound, streams of furiously articulated lines and fills” – About.com
“Intriguing combination of which to my knowledge there’s no peer in jazz, or any other kind of music” “The Trio traverses over jazz, pop, grunge, and anything else that gives them a vehicle for pursuing richly intense, vibe-led, acoustic trio music.”
– BlogCritics.com
“’Lightning in a bottle’” is an excellent metaphor for The Wee Trio's Capitol Diner Vol. 1, given how the music crackles like high-tension wires in a rainstorm.” “grabs the listener by the lapels and yanks-hard.”– Allaboutjazz.com
“Mixing their jazz outlook with their punk ethos and some Zappa undertones, they craft a nice set of punchy new jazz. With an eye and ear for the offbeat, this crew has a knack for turning life’s lemons into musical lemonade.”– Midwest Record Recap
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