Jazz Articles about Andy McCloud

Andy McCloud's Gentlemen of Jazz: Blues For Bighead

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2001

Bassist Andy McCloud convenes the Gentlemen of Jazz--his working band--to produce a satisfying set of straight-ahead improvised music. Around jazz since the New York loft scene, McCloud worked with likes of Elvin Jones in the late ‘70s, Clifford Jordan in the early ‘80s, and Hilton Ruiz through the ‘90s. Blues for Bighead represents McCloud’s first disc as a leader. The all-original program of blues and blues-oriented pieces provides some engaging twists: for one, the presence of Steve Nelson on vibes ...