New york times
The drummer Charles Goold and his band are hard-charging on “Sequence of Events,” the opening track to his debut album as a bandleader, “Rhythm In Contrast.” He starts it with a four-on-the-floor drum solo that has as much calypso and rumba in it as it does swing.
When the band comes in - the slicing guitar of Andrew Renfroe leading the way, with Steve Nelson’s vibraphone, Taber Gable’s piano and Noah Jackson’s bass close on his heels - that open approach to his rhythmic options remains. Goold graduated from Juilliard, probably the premiere conservatory for traditional-jazz pedagogy, but he’s also toured with hip-hop royalty. All of that’s in evidence here, as he homes in on a sincere update to the mid-century-modern jazz sound.
-The New York Times, Russonello
February 25, 2022
JAzziz
“Resisting Arrest” is drummer/composer Charles Goold’s rhythmic tour de force, and you can listen to its premiere via the player below. It is at once a celebration of the textures and sounds of the African diaspora, an attack on police brutality, an investigation on racial tension and a meditation on the African American experience at large. The piece is performed with guitarist Andrew Renfroe, bassist Noah Jackson, pianist Taber Gable and vibraphonist Steve Nelson. It is also the debut single from his upcoming LP, Rhythm in Contrast, which is due out in 2022 and that showcases his visionary compositional skills.
-JAZZIZ
October 22, 2021
