On his debut effort
Evidence,
Cody Moffett is supported by his brother
Charnett Moffett,
Ravi Coltrane,
Kenny Drew, Jr., and brothers
Antoine and
Wallace Roney for run-throughs of mostly standards. While each of these players is accomplished, their abilities are, at times, covered up by
Cody Moffett's over-drumming. Because of this, he sounds like he was trying too hard to prove his status among the elite of jazz drummers. There's no doubt
Moffett is fine behind the trap set, but
Evidence leaves the listener wishing he had focused more on the material and less on showing off his chops. All of that said, there are some nice performances on the album where
Moffett plays with the band instead of over them, as in the nice reading of
John Coltrane's "Equinox" and the lovely ballad "Beautiful Love"." ~ Gregory McIntosh