Jazz Articles about Tommy Peltier

Tommy Peltier's Jazz Corps: Live At The Lighthouse 1963-67 Vol.II

by Glenn Astarita
July 12, 2002

This release elicits notions of discovering a rare artistic masterpiece in an attic. Cornetist Tommy Peltier’s West Coast based “Jazz Corps,” rendered a modish post-Bop groove during its largely under-recognized reign from 1962 thru 1968. Virtually ignored by the West Coast music critics, these performances at California’s infamous “Lighthouse,” capture a band that infused elements of open-ended group improv, with a firmly rooted Bop disposition.

Peltier’s generally memorable original compositions convey the mindset of a musician who ...

Tommy Peltier: Live at the Lighthouse 1963-67

by Derek Taylor
December 1, 1999

Rightly or wrongly California has been saddled with a definite stereotype regarding its place in jazz history. Because of the state's distinction as the so-called birthplace of Cool Jazz, other styles of creative improvised music which also took root on its sunny shores have had a tough time gaining both legitimacy and publicity in the history books. West Coast jazz royalty such as Shelly Manne, Shorty Rogers and Russ Freeman all experimented with free improvisation, but none of them took ...