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Jim Nolet: Arco Vos

by C. Michael Bailey
February 1, 2001

Jim Nolet finds himself in a decidedly Bossa-Nova Mood on this new Cathexis release.

Syzygy, Jim Nolet's previous Cathexis release, was a cyber cross between Nicolo Paganini and John Coltrane (the latter's “Central Park West" and “Countdown" being creatively covered by Nolet and his crack band. It was highly virtuosic and smacked of superb technique and intelligent performance. Part of Syzygy 's intelligence was a powerful internal cohesion that revolved around the near avant-guard realm in Jazz. Nolet infuses this ...

Album Review

Jim Nolet: Syzygy

by C. Michael Bailey
September 1, 1999

Fiddlin’ Around The Coltrane Way. Jim Nolet has two John Coltrane pieces on his new disc Syzygy. This would not be unusual for a reeds-based disc, but Nolet plays strings...the violin and viola to be exact. “Central Park West” is played as a beautiful ballad and “Countdown” a halogen hop. Coltrane is demanding enough for the reeds. It shows Nolet’s musical stones that he would consider this material much less record it.

Six Degrees of Separation. I have always thought ...