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‘70 Strong'The Steve Gadd Band (BFM Jazz)Drummer Steve Gadd has found a good way to celebrate his70th birthday, with the album “70 Strong.” The quintet effortpresents the funky jazz Gadd has been a part for decades.From his days with Randy Brecker, Richard Tee and MichaelMcDonald, Gadd has been laying down patterns from his kitthat are inventive, with a heavy dose of funk. That mix showsclearly on this album's “Freedom Jazz Dance,” a classic byEddie Harris. The band does the tune with a slightly slowersense of groove than most. Eight of the 11 tunes on the discwere written by the members of the group. They include theballad “Written in Stone,” which features keyboard player LarryGoldings on accordion. Gadd and Goldings have workedtogether touring with James Taylor. The band also featuresguitarist Michael Landau, trumpeter Walt Fowler and bassistJimmy Johnson.— Bob Karlovits‘Turboprop'Ernesto Cervini (Anzic)Drummer Ernesto Cervini wears the label for “Turboprop,” but itis the work of the group and a broadreaching bit of music thatmakes the album a success. The drums of Cervini, brother ofsinger Amy Cervini, stand out constantly and he wrote five ofthe 10 tracks on the release. They range from the forwardlooking “Unnecessary Mountain” to a gentle “Mother Theresa,”which opens like a horn chorale of tenorsax star Joel Frahm,alto player Tara Davidson and trombonist William Carn. Thealbum includes Charlie Parker's “Red Cross” and “TheEngulfed Cathedral,” a Claude Debussy piano piece turned intoa jazz sextet offering. It also includes “Cheer Up Charlie,” aLeslie BricusseAnthony Newley number Cervini says he singsfor his son when times are rough. Besides the great tunes, theband's performances, particularly those of the horn players, areexcellent. That work is expected of Frahm, who seems likeeveryone's favorite sideman, but Davidson adds a pleasant,light voice.— Bob Karlovits‘If You're Reading This It's Too Late'Drake (Cash Money)Drake and his talent are no joke, and the Grammy winner'ssurprise album, “If You're Reading This It's Too Late,” darescritics to say otherwise. Released six years to the day thatDrake debuted his supersuccessful “So Far Gone” mixtape,the Toronto native's latest set finds him in a serious space, notasking for respect, but demanding it.As usual, he's bragging about his crown (see: opening track“Legend”) but brooding over its weight (“No Tellin'”). Comparedto previous projects, though, “If You're Reading This” is darkerand grittier, with a mix of lyrics and tone, that Drake, hislongtime collaborator Noah “40” Shebib and crew have nodoubt fashioned to match the brutal cold of Toronto.The set is as much about the rapper's hometown as it is abouthis hometown crew, whose Canadian and Jamaican accentsdistinguish the music and whose names are strewn throughoutstandout track “Know Yourself.”On another gem, “You & the 6,” Drake credits Toronto and hismother for raising him. But the message is far from saccharine.“I got no friends in this, mama,” Drake raps about the business.
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