By Jack Bowers, All About Jazz Songs from My Father. What a marvelous idea!—and not simply for the sentiment. Drummer Gerry Gibbs‘ father happens to be Hall of Fame vibraphonist (and sometime song writer) Terry Gibbs, who is still on the scene at ninety-seven (and, in fact, making a guest appearance on the first disc … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail The American drummer and bandleader Gerry Gibbs honors his 96-year-old father, the bebop vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, on Songs From My Father, a double-disc record of swinging jazz with no horns involved. The program consists of the latter’s catchier tunes plus one piece by the late pianist Chick Corea, whose appearance here … Read More
By Nate Chinen, WBGO Chick Corea Akoustic Band LIVE may be Corea’s final scheduled release, but it isn’t his last recorded work. That distinction belongs to Songs From My Father, the new album by drummer Gerry Gibbs. Read more here.
