"Congrats Dave, the music
is brilliant.
It sounds like a huge production. I will be playing THE
HANG and SLINKY with wild, joyous abandon."
Jaymz Bee - Jazz FM 91.1, Toronto - go to www.jazz.fm
'The Hang has The Thang'
"Dunlop, a veteran Toronto horn player who just recently
gigged in the Martin Short show 'Fame Becomes Me',
has made superb album full vibey, well played grooves.
Released independently 'The Hang' features some
of Toronto's more accomplished musicians and it's as good
as any major label release by more well known artists
like Chris Botti, Chuck Mangione and Rick Braun. Funky
without ever trying too hard 'The Hang' makes you
move. The stand out track is 'Slinky', with its
cool voice samples mixed throughout some catchy breaks.
Check out the closing track, Bacharach's 'Alfie'
- it's sublime. 'The Hang' shimmies and shuffles
along smoothly. It's all chill with a sexy beat. Dinner
party or late night listening... with 'The Hang' fame
just might come for Dave Dunlop."
Adrian Bell - the
Wave 94.7, Hamilton, Ontario - go to www.wave947.fm
"What a great CD! The music
is unforgettable. This is what jazz is all about. All
the tracks are great. Dave, your CD will be a regular
on my radio show, Leon's Jazz In A Box."
Leon Reyes - KVMR 89.5 FM Nevada City/Sacramento, California
USA
"This is an excellent example of high quality modern-day
fusion, something one does not mind to listen over and
over again. The trumpet is always accurate and lets the
music flow gently in the ears."
Pascal Dorban - 'Jazz.com' broadcast Radio, ARA,
Luxembourg
"An extremely good album with several tracks that
I shall be playing on my program, especially tracks 2,
4, 5, 9 and 11. Over time, I'll probably play even more.
You've given the fans a lot of good music to choose from.
Well done, Dave! All the best"
Harold Ellison - 'The Jazz Cafe' TripleU-FM, Nowra,
New South Wales, Australia
"What a great version of Alfie and compare that with
Slinky and you'll realise how diverse and talented Dave
is. Great sounds that'll gain good rotation here."
Tony
Bates - Highlands 100.7 FM
"Great sounding CD, Great tunes, well done Dave"
Larry Larson - Principal Trumpet, Kitchener Symphony Orchestra
"This is an absolutely terrific recording from first
to last; I was very impressed with Dave Dunlop's own compositions.
The playing was atmospheric and cleverly captures a variety
of moods, dependent on the listener's focus and emotion
at the time. The arrangements are superb as is the Musicianship,
and I especially liked the soulful element in certain
tracks. I will assuredly be playing this C.D. in future
Programs on our Radio Station."
John Reid - 102.8 FM, Banffshire, Scotland
"This is not "in your
face" hard driving music, but rather an "ease
back and listen" session with mostly an eighth-note
feel". This is not to suggest any lack of energy
in the music, which consists mostly of originals by Dave
Dunlop, one of Toronto's superior trumpeters, and Jim
McGrath who plays keyboards on the recording. The two
non-originals, I Can't help It and Alfie
feature special guest Doug Riley.
The remainder of the band is made up of some of Toronto's
top session players. That's another way of saying that
the standard of playing is very high! On guitar, Jim Tait,
Steve D'Angelo, David Baxter and Fred Blumas play musical
chairs, Pat Kilbride adds his bass to four of the numbers
and on a couple of compositions saxophonist John Johnson,
always a welcome presence, adds his considerable talents."
Jim Galloway - Wholenote Magazine, Toronto
