Jazz Articles about Gerald Beckett

Gerald Beckett: Mood

by Chris M. Slawecki
July 31, 2020

Flautist, bandleader and composer Gerald Beckett picks up on Mood where he left off from 2017's Oblivion (Summit), a stellar collection of songs by Miles Davis, Ellis Marsalis, Astor Piazzolla, Gerry Mulligan and other great jazz composers. Beckett wrote several new originals for his new Mood, including personal remembrances of hometown haunts such as “Club Raven" and an “Ode to Ray Wood," and sets them among compositions by Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter and a trio of American pianists. “My own ...

Gerald Beckett: Flute Vibes

by Jim Santella
January 4, 2006

Gerald Beckett leads this quintet and sextet session which features his flute in a program of inspired jazz tunes. Each selection swings with a balance of hard bop and blues.

FluteVibes features the leader with vibraphonist Erik von Buchau in a quiet affair that settles down gracefully. Walking bass, block chords, and ride cymbal propel the front line as both flute and vibraphone stretch out with a free hand. I Remember Bill features Beckett's bass flute and C ...