Jazz Articles about David Sanford

About David Sanford

Album Review

Charles Ives: Concordance: 150 Years of Charles Ives

Read "Concordance: 150 Years of Charles Ives" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
April 15, 2026

As the archiving team at the Owsley Stanley Foundation (including the namesake's offspring) has overseen its wealth of 1500-some recordings, they have done yeoman's work to insure that the reputation of the man nicknamed 'Bear' is inextricably linked to his passion for the best possible sound he could facilitate. In that regard, the range of content that the non-profit has issued is broad enough to dispel any knee-jerk preconceptions about the vocation of the man otherwise known as mentor ...

Album Review

David Sanford Big Band feat. Hugh Ragin: A Prayer for Lester Bowie

Read "A Prayer for Lester Bowie" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
February 1, 2022

La variopinta composizione di Hugh Ragin dedicata a Lester Bowie dà il titolo al nuovo album di David Sanford ma non ne esaurisce gli intenti. Il premiato compositore, bandleader e didatta di Pittsburgh aggiunge infatti sette suoi nuovi brani, confermando fantasiosa padronanza del disegno orchestrale in equilibrio tra linguaggio contemporaneo e tradizione. I brani del disco sono stati incisi nel 2016 e vedono la luce solo ora grazie all'etichetta Greenleaf di Dave Douglas. L'incisione è stata effettuata ...