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Kirk Knuffke: Window
by Jerome Wilson
Cornet player Kirk Knuffke seems to work with a different combination of musicians on every recording he makes. This time out, he is joined by Stomu Takeishi on bass and Bill Goodwin on drums in a bare bones trio session that covers a lot of musical ground. The album consists of thirteen short tracks that hopscotch between various styles, with the three musicians thoroughly engaged with each other. “Choose" is a bit of sly funk with Knuffke pushing ...
Continue ReadingBill Goodwin: In and Out of the Control Room
by Dr. Dennis J. Melillo
Throughout the history of jazz, there have been many renowned drummers. Think of Cozy Cole, Gene Krupa, Max Roach, and Jack DeJohnette. A name known to many, but not all, is Bill Goodwin. In brief, for over 50 years, he has toured as the drummer and recorded with, among so many others, Tony Bennett, George Shearing, Gary Burton, Tom Waits, Jefferson Airplane (!), and, of course, Phil Woods. He does concerts and festivals all over the world while being, for ...
Continue ReadingNancy Reed & Spencer Reed: Happying
by Katchie Cartwright
The jazz world encompasses a multitude of local communities. Jazz came to Delaware Water Gap and the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania via the inns and summer resorts for which the region has been known since the second decade of the 19th century, attracting New Yorkers and Philadelphians seeking summer refuge and fresh woodland air. By the time singer-bassist Nancy Reed and singer-guitarist Spencer Reed arrived there from New York in 1976, a scene had been building for a quarter ...
Continue ReadingBill Goodwin: Not Less Than Everything
by Victor L. Schermer
Bill Goodwin is like a breath of fresh air blowing through jazz. From the time around 1954 when he was in Los Angeles and just learning the drums, and inspired by Shelly Manne, to today, around his 80th birthday, he has loved jazz and the musicians unconditionally. He has befriended and worked with so many of the great jazz artists that it's hard to count them. Here is a partial list: Gary Burton, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Jim Hall, Bobby ...
Continue ReadingKirk Knuffke: Brightness Live In Amsterdam
by Doug Collette
Kirk Knuffke's well-developed musical pedigree compelled the ever-so-astute drummer/composer/bandleader Allison Miller to recruit him for her forward-thinking ensemble Boom Tic Boom. It's the same premise upon which guitarist Charlie Hunter enlisted this man with the horns accompaniment for Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth (Self-Produced, 2016). And in also assuming the roles of bandleader/composer for Brightness Live in Amsterdam, Knuffke calls upon his well-honed versatility as well. Accordingly, this forty-five minutes begins with ...
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