Jazz Articles about Bobby Previte

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Bobby Previte & Bump: Counterclockwise

by C. Michael Bailey
May 1, 2003

After an absence of over 10 years, drummer Bobby Previte reorganizes the "Led Zeppelin of Jazz," Bump. Any familiar listener has to know that a disc with Previte, Steve Swallow and Marty Ehrlich is going to be a loud, messy, challenging ordeal - and Counterclockwise delivers the goods. In front of Previte’s insistent rock beat, the rest of the band spits out a corrosive brand of fusion that makes sense, swinging and pounding the listener into gravel all at the ...

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Bobby Previte & Bump: Counterclockwise

by Glenn Astarita
April 2, 2003

Drummer/composer Bobby Previte’s second outing for this jazz record label was recorded live in the studio. Here, the drummer’s forceful leadership shines radiantly, as he often shouts audibles to his band-mates, amid a rhythmically charged sequence of works. Previte provides the chutzpah via a power-packed melding of peppery, funk/jazz and rock grooves. Essentially, this is an all-star lineup of modern jazz cats. During many of these pieces, saxophonist Marty Ehrlich and trombonist Curtis Fowlkes blow steamy and altogether punctual choruses ...

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Bobby Previte & Bump: Counterclockwise

by Jim Santella
April 2, 2003

Assertive in nature, Bobby Previte’s music pushes with a driving rock groove. His band improvises along modern mainstream lines, while bringing repetitious shuffles and gallops into the format. Because the leader/drummer prefers to allow his steady groove to take control, the session tires quickly. In the absence of swing, Previte urges his quintet toward a higher state of improvisation. A part of the session finds piano swirling with dramatic fury, or tenor saxophone raising the bar in a state of ...

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Bobby Previte & Bump: Just Add Water

by Mark F. Turner
April 12, 2002

To march by the beat of a slightly different drummer is exactly what talented musician Bobby Previte has been doing for quite awhile. The drummer and composer is a New York “home boy" who has been on the music scene for many years and is still going strong. With release Just Add Water, he continues his quest to provide the populace with eclectic and entertaining compositions. With a flair for avant-garde, classical, and experimental music, Mr. Previte’s music has not ...

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Bobby Previte & Bump: Just Add Water

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 2002

Drummer/composer Bobby Previte, and others of note helped characterize what is now known as New York City's “downtown" scene. After a string of successful recordings for the Gramavision and ENJA labels, the artist rebounds onto the scene with his initial outing for Palmetto Records. With this release, Previte reaps the benefits of an all-star aggregation. And while this production might not break much new ground, the band does kick up a storm amid a few transcendent interludes and blaring choruses. ...

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Bobby Previte-Marc Ducret: In The Grass

by Glenn Astarita
August 1, 1999

What we have here are a series of duets from two extremely “happening” musicians. Guitarist Marc Ducret and drummer Bobby Previte are undeniably two of the most productive and revered musician/composers of recent times, mainly within modern jazz circles. On In The Grass these gifted stylists take a gregarious stab at stirring up the pot sans overdubs, yet on occasion emit the feel and sound which to uninformed ears may seem like a “power trio” or quartet.

The fiery opener, ...

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John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Elliot Sharp and Bobby Previte: Downtown Lullaby

by Glenn Astarita
November 1, 1998

“Downtown Lullaby” is a collective of NYC Downtown jazz icons which is: John Zorn (sax); Bobby Previte (drums); Wayne Horvitz (kbrds) and Elliot Sharp (guitar). All compositions are credited to the band; however, most of these cuts serve as launching pads for expansive improvisational exercises.

All the tracks bare the names of New York City streets, specifically in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. Recorded live in the studio without additional overdubs the message here is straight up and in ...