“…it takes exactly one tune to know how much phosphorescent burn…drummer Greg Wyser-Pratte can generate…. By the time “Old Black Magic” is finished, the bandstand is ablaze.”
-Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
“Greg Wyser-Pratte fills out the soundscape with a full breadth of percussion that is intimately connected to everything happening around him.”
-Tim Gault, Chicago Jazz Magazine
“Gifted drummer, Greg Wyser-Pratte, showed considerable self-assurance and artistic promise. He’s headed in the right direction.”
-Howard Reich, The Chicago Tribune
“Pay special attention to drummer Wyser-Pratte. He works the high end – snare drum/cymbals – with a zingy, easy zeal that drives things forward, keeps them a bit on edge.”
-Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
“Drummer Greg Wyser-Pratte is a scene mainstay worth hearing.”
-Time Out Chicago
“Exquisitely tasteful.”
-John Corbett, Chicago Reader
“Particularly impressive is the drummer’s balance between the differing textures of brushes – delicate rim shots and full blown sticks – quite often within the same tune. This is one of the keys to this release.”
-Birney K. Brown, Audiophile Audition
“Wyser-Pratte delivers an intense introduction that sets the pace for the rest of the tune.”
-Jakob Baekgaard, All About Jazz
“Wyser-Pratte gives the music a light-handed rhythmic base by concentrating on soft-toned hues and brushwork.”
-Frank Rubolino, Cadence Magazine
“Greg Wyser-Pratte’s drumwork drives the session.”
-Michael Wright, The Stereo Times
“Drummer Greg Wyser-Pratte keeps the beat perfectly.”
-Brenton Plourde, JazzReview.com
“Rock-solid backbeat”
-Stephen Latessa, All About Jazz
“The tight rhythm section…on the CD makes [it] a true jazz treat through their contribution of superb phrasing, improvisation, tempo changes, and chord progressions, but most importantly, they swing – which makes for many dynamic and exciting performances.”
