Jazz Articles about Jay Anderson

Jay Anderson: Deepscape

by Dan Bilawsky
April 5, 2019

Bassist Jay Anderson has long been the rock to locks things in place and the harmonic tether to hold it all together. He appears on more than 400 albums, having served as the anchor for everybody from Lynne Arriale to Frank Zappa, and he's one of the most steady and dependable low-end quantities on the scene. Never short on work as a sideman, his own leader discography has suffered a bit for it: Hard as it may be to believe, ...

Jay Anderson: Driving the Bus

by Ian Patterson
April 18, 2011

The term “sideman" really doesn't do justice to bassist Jay Anderson, as his beautifully melodic, lyrical lines and in-the-pocket-grooves lift and shape any music that he is a part of. And while the term “journeyman" holds some truth--Anderson has played with a huge number of people--one glance at his extensive discography reveals that most of the session leaders who have sought out Anderson's rich, warm tone have gone back to him time and time again. Anderson has been the first-call ...

The Lynne Arriale Trio: Arise

by C. Michael Bailey
May 10, 2003

Lynne Arriale has developed a reputation for being an intelligently harmonic and effortlessly lyrical pianist, orbiting in the same rarified sphere as Fred Hersch, Alan Broadbent, and the late Tommy Flanagan. Ms. Arriale has maintained a stably performing trio for the past number of years, accruing many recordings to her credit, including—Melody, Inspiration and Live At the Montreux Jazz Festival. Her new recording, Arise, was in part inspired by the September 11, 2001 tragedy and that inspiration is reflected in ...

Lynne Arriale: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival

by J. Robert Bragonier
November 7, 2000

The year was 1994; the location, Orlando, Florida. I was visiting for meetings and, out for a stroll in the evening, I wandered into a small bar with a piano trio. For the next hour or more, I sat entranced by the poise and artistry of Lynne Arriale, a totally new name to me. Her touch, her elegance, her respect for and dedication to melody, her careful listening to and intimate interaction with her superb sidemen, Jay Anderson and Steve ...

Lynne Arriale Trio: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival

by C. Michael Bailey
November 1, 2000

Acid Impressionism. Classically trained pianist Lynne Arriale follows up Melody (TCB 99552) with an equally fine live recording, her first. Live At the Montreux Jazz Festival shimmers with wall-to-wall orchestral playing. The music here is full-bodied with a plush base provided by Arriale's smart pedal work. “Alone Together" swirls, while the two Monk tunes become her own as her Midas touch manifests while playing and then transforming these standards into a year 2000 body. Miles' “Seven Steps to Heaven" illustrates ...

Lynne Arriale/The Lynne Arriale Trio: Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival

by AAJ Staff
November 1, 2000

We all have albums in our collection that are earmarked as fovorites for certain specific occasions. The Lynne Arriale Trio Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival is one of my favorite after-work-put-your-feet-up albums. As the title suggests, the album is a live recording and the ambiance of the concert carries through. You can sense the excitement and that little “butterflies" tension that comes with the knowledge that there won't be any “take two". And you also feel the enthusiasm of ...

Lynne Arriale: Live At Montreux

by Craig Jolley
October 1, 2000

Least likely titles at the Tower listening post: “Come Shmooze with Me--Lynne Arriale's Tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes." “Arriale Plays Dead--The Music of Jerry Garcia."

Lynne Arriale does not look for the easy way out. Her piano technique would allow her to crank out “songbook" CD's that could easily compete with all the others. Instead she selects tunes her trio can do something with. They slow “Evidence" ("Just You, Just Me" if you're keeping score at home) down to a ...