Hot Cup Records: Hot Cup 102 
http://hotcuprecords.com/album_irabagon_foxy.html

* Jon Irabagon: tenor saxophone
* Peter Brendler: bass
* Barry Altschul: drums
 
http://www.jonirabagon.com/ 
http://www.peterbrendler.com/ 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Altschul

Recorded by John White on March 27th, 2010 at Midtown Sound New York City.

Reviews
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By Geoff Chapman 
http://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/jazzaimprovised/8115-foxy-jon-irabagon

This is a thrilling album. It made the hairs stand up on my neck, with
accompanying shivers. Despite listening to jazz as a regular pastime, this
reaction is not common. Saxophonist Jon Irabagon, who won the 2008 Thelonious
Monk competition and is clearly inspired by recordings of Sonny Rollins trios
(remember Way Out West? ), leads a powerful threesome through what’s basically
a 78-minute solo whose 11 “tune” titles merely indicate different approaches
taken by his tenor horn to the standard 16-bar form. It starts with a roar and
charges relentlessly from there, backed by furious drum assaults courtesy of
Barry Altschul and muscular bass from Peter Brendler. It’s a swaggering,
avant-garde outing that doesn’t rely on honks and squeals but could recall full
bore Dexter Gordon or Johnny Griffin. This unflagging, exuberant long form
improv is all high energy, suggesting origins in hard bop, swing and the
blues. Irabagon, who plays differently and delightfully outside this studio
context, isn’t breaking new ground save in solo magnitude, but he has certainly
created an astonishing tour de force that underscores the spontaneity that’s at
the heart of jazz. It’s exhausting to hear but it’s also
exhilarating. Experiencing it deserves an accompanying T-shirt!

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By Stef 
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2010/08/jon-irabagon-foxy-hot-cup-2010.html

By Bill Shoemaker 
http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD31/PoD31MoreMoments3.html

By Troy Collins 
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=37469

Par Monsieur Délire (fr) 
http://blog.monsieurdelire.com/2010/09/2010-09-13-nyfa-collection-jon-irabagon.html

Por Ricardo Arribas (es) 
http://www.jazzitis.com/web/content/foxy