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Bastet: Freedom is a State of Mind
by Dave Wayne
The tough thing to do with a jazz trio of any kind is to make an impression. There are lots of trios out there--economically it's the best configuration if one wants to take home a little cash from the gig--and a lot of them are good. A few are great. Nearly all of them are more-than-competent, but... there's no there there. Not so Bastet, who now seem to be tottering on the ragged edge of greatness, as evidenced by the ...
Continue ReadingBastet: Eye of Ra
by Dave Wayne
Billing themselves as “original modern West Coast Jazz," I half- hoped to see Shelly Manne and Bud Shank pop up amongst the credits on Bastet's debut album Eye of Ra. Alas, the music of this Bay Area-based quartet apparently has very little to do with the Los Angeles- based West Coast jazz scene that spawned such classics as Shank's Barefoot Adventure (Pacific Jazz Records, 1962) and Manne's The Gambit (Contemporary Records, 1958). Happily, though, Bastet's music is a winning combination ...
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