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Ada Rovatti: The Hidden World Of Piloo
by Katchie Cartwright
Ada Rovatti's curiously titled album, The Hidden World of Piloo, has a tale attached (and a tail). Piloo is an affectionate name Rovatti's father has called her since childhood, after a “naughty" cat in a favorite children's book. She adopted it for her label as well (Piloo Records). Rovatti grew up in Mortara, Italy, outside of Milan, in an unusual household. Her mother was a semi-pro softball player and her dad a geologist, professional hunter and purveyor of cars. The ...
Continue ReadingThe late Dean Brown, Rodney Holmes, Richard Hallebeek and Kazumi Watanabe
by Len Davis
The late Dean Brown, drummer Rodney Holmes, Netherlands musicians Frans Vollink and Richard Hallebeek and Canadian bassist Alain Caron. Japanese fusion with Kazumi Watanabe, and T Square, bassist Jonas Hellborg and Polish pianist Krzysztof Herdzin.Playlist Dean Brown “Breaksong" from DB 3-Live at Cotton Club (BHM) 00:00 Rodney Holmes “The Bronx Experiment" from Twelve Months Of October (Self Produced) 08:20 Frans Vollink “Dirty Gilly" from One Spirit (Self Produced) 16:38 Richard Hallebeek “Lined Out" from RHP (Liquid Note) 25:00 ...
Continue ReadingTribute To The Late Guitarist Dean Brown, Plus Sonar And Terje Rypdal
by Len Davis
We pay tribute to the late guitarist Dean Brown with music from DB 3, Here, Unfinished Business, and his work with saxophonist Bill Evans from Soul Insider. Music from Sonar with David Torn, from Norway Rymden and Terje Rypdal. Guitarist from Ohio Brandon Coleman with The Watchmaker. Playlist Dean Brown “The Battle's Over" from DB 3 (BHM) 00:00 Dean Brown “Take This" from DB 3 (BHM) 06:51 Dean Brown “Whole Tone Blues" from Unfinished Business (Moosicus) 13:44 Bill ...
Continue ReadingDean Brown: Global Fusion on Acid
by Jim Worsley
In memory of Dean Brown. This interview was first published at All About Jazz on April 23, 2021. From the outset, the equation was simple enough. Jazz + rock = fusion. However, whether it was Miles Davis, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin, or any of the pioneers of fusion, the music has always been far from simplistic. Musical depth has long been the trademark of a genre that has been through many incarnations and traversed a multitude of directions. ...
Continue ReadingTunnels with Percy Jones, Tom Coster, Chick Corea and Dean Brown
by Len Davis
Progressive Rock from The Resonance Project, Russian guitarist Evgeny Pobozhly, and from Brazil drummer Cuca Teixeira. Old favourites from Tom Coster, Chick Corea Electric Band, CAB, and Dean Brown. Playlist The Resonance Project “Thunderclap" from Rush In (Self Produced) 00:00 Tunnels “Inseminator" from The Art Of Living Dangerously (Bucky Ball) 0:06:01 Evgeny Pobozhly “Subliminal" from Elements For Peace (Self Produced) 12:02 The Players “The Creeping Terror" from The Players (Passport Jazz) 18:08 Cuca Teixeira “Tunta" from Groove Reunion ...
Continue ReadingCAB, Dean Brown, Sam Aliano, Steve Weingart and Derek Sherinian
by Len Davis
Featuring saxophonist Bill Evans, Sam Aliano. Melbourne band Logic, Steve Weingart and Dean Brown. Playlist Bill Evans-sax"Whisky Talk" from Starfish and The Moon (Escapade) 00:00 Cab “Top Spin" from Cab 2 (Tone Centre) 07:26 Dean Brown"Take This" from Here (ESC) 14:54 Logic “Signs & Symbols" from Logic (Self Produced) 22:17 Sam Aliano “Blue Skies On Mars" from Emalgamation (Vorticity) 29:31 Derek Sherinian “La Pera Loca" from Inertia (IInside Out) 36:45 Steve Weingart “Back Seat Driver" from Life Times ...
Continue ReadingGergo Borlai: The Missing Song
by Jim Worsley
The Missing Song has been heralded as a tribute to Gergo Borlai's nine most influential drummers still alive and performing today. This is much more than just listing them and perhaps covering one of their songs. Borlai composed eight of the nine new songs on this album. He plays them all in the manner, or mindset, of each drummer. The thought process, and level of preparation was meticulous for every drummer and every song. The drum kit, cymbals, sticks, pedals, ...
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