Last Call Review: Pete Levin/Möbius/Independent Release

KIOS | By Chris Cooke

Published May 13, 2018 at 1:17 PM CDT

One of the finest releases of the last several years belongs to Pete Levin. Möbius is a tour de force of outstanding performances by an all star cast (including noted drummer Lenny White) led by veteran keyboardist Levin. He explores the full spectrum of jazz music from Thelonius Monk's "I Mean You" to the Tony Williams tune "There Comes A Time" and the hypnotic title track. Pete Levin is a much in demand sideman for hundreds of film scores, jazz and pop recordings and session work. He famously worked with Gil Evans for 15 years in addition to an 8-year association with Jimmy Giuffre. Levin's total command of the keyboards is on display on this recording that we have featured for you here on the Last Call since its initial release in 2017. Highly recommended for your jazz library!

For more information you may visit http://www.petelevin.com/

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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke has been a voice on radio in Omaha since 1988. While at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he studied radio broadcasting, history and religion. Working at KVNO-FM, Cooke hosted a weekend adventuresome jazz show on the station in addition to duties as an on-air announcer on overnights, weekends and holidays. He also worked at KBLZ (the then student-run radio station) as well as KYNE-TV, and The Gateway as a reporter.
In November 1992, Cooke signed on at KIOS-FM and has been there ever since. He has hosted the Tuesday and Thursday editions of Jazz in the Afternoon since 1996 and has also hosted Last Call since that year. A long time fan of jazz music, Cooke enjoys talking with the musicians who make jazz music. He has interviewed Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, David Liebman, Airto Moreira, Jessica Williams and Karrin Allyson, to name a few. While not at the station Cooke maintains a web design consultancy business that has served a number of non-profit and music clients for over 20 years.

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