Jazz Articles about John O'Gallagher/Masa Kamaguchi/Jay Rosen

John O'Gallagher/Masa Kamaguchi/Jay Rosen: Rules of Invisibility Volume 1

by Florence Wetzel
October 4, 2004

Does anyone at CIMP ever sleep? Every time you turn around, they've released yet another CD of first-rate improvised music, all recorded to their high standards and all giving complete freedom to the artists involved. Bob Rusch and his team are on a mission, documenting one-of-a-kind sessions as well as the rich array of jazz musicians currently playing among us. One of CIMP's newest CDs is Rules of Invisibility Vol. 1 , featuring alto/soprano saxophonist John O'Gallagher, bassist ...

John O'Gallagher/Masa Kamaguchi/Jay Rosen: Rules of Invisibility Volume 1

by Derek Taylor
August 21, 2004

Ornette Coleman's innovations on alto are now nearly a half-century old. That's a wide body of precedence for today's free-form straddling saxophonists to swim through. On his CIMP debut, Axiom, and a sophomore effort, Abacus, for Arabesque, O'Gallagher showed a command of existing conventions balanced by an inquisitive streak of his own. Comparisons to Dolphy were easy--especially in his penchant for rapid-fire, interval leaping sprints--but ultimately inadequate in explaining away his talent.

His second CIMP session employs a ...