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Back to Renovation Reviews Kelly Rossum Renovation The 10 (or 28) best local albums of 2004 Here's a romantic acoustic/electric set from trumpeter-composer Kelly Rossum and four more of this town's finest young jazz players: rich-toned, exploratory tenor player Chris Thompson, pianist Chris Lonheim (pay special attention to his tender Rhodes solo on “The Two of Us”), sensitive bassist Michael O'Brien, and drummer JT Bates, quietly funky throughout. Without defiling the spirit of this celebratory article, I should note that the group's acoustic take on Hendrix's “Little Wing” and a few other tunes are too sentimental for my tastes and that some of the album's groove-oriented tunes don't quite assert themselves as foreground music. Those complaints aside, Renovation remains a warm-hearted, smartly eclectic outing from five versatile and simpatico players. Put it in your CD changer with Irv Williams's That's All for a civic-minded, culturally enriching, almost assuredly amorous evening. Dylan Hicks City Pages · Cover Story · Year in Music Vol 25, Issue 1254, PUBLISHED 12/15/04 Read Next Review