Jazz Articles about Alvin Cobb Jr.

About Alvin Cobb Jr.

Album Review

Alvin Cobb Jr: You'll Need This Later

Read "You'll Need This Later" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 25, 2024

Atlanta-native, Chicago-based drummer Alvin Cobb, Jr puts his heart and soul into his debut You'll Need This Later. Using a melange of acoustic and electronic instrumentation as well as spoken word and singing, Cobb crafts an autobiographical album featuring several of Chicago's brightest rising stars. Cobb crafted these 13 originals on the basis of his journal entries, both written and recorded. “Before You Go" features vocalist Nola Adé whose chant floats over Cobb's rumbling polyrhythms. Pianist Julius Tucker's ...

Album Review

Nathan Zaporski: Live Recitation

Read "Live Recitation" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
June 16, 2017

Nathan Zaporski is a composer and alto saxophonist from the Detroit area with a hard, sharp edge to his playing in the tradition of Phil Woods and Jackie McLean. On this live recording, he shows his wares fronting a sympathetic quartet. Zaporski's sound is so speedy and relentless on the opening duo of Thelonious Monk's “Rhythm-a-ning" and his own composition “Wild Bill" he sounds like he's in an endurance contest. However, he maintains a consistent sense of melody and feeling ...