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Lewis Nash: Professionalism and Respect
by Russ Musto
One of the busiest musicians in jazz today, Lewis Nash is the first-call drummer for some of the greatest artists in this music. Since moving to New York in the early '80s, the Phoenix, Arizona native has appeared on more than 400 recordings, from his earliest dates with the late great Betty Carter to his decade as a member of the Tommy Flanagan trio to his recent effort as a member of the Blue Note 7. Nash's work ...
Continue ReadingPaul Carr: Musically Yours
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ex allievo di Arnett Cobb, Paul Carr ne ha ereditato tutta la verve soulful, unita ad un fraseggio robusto e vigoroso tipico della scuola texana. Due qualità esercitate al meglio in questo omaggio a Joe Henderson, pervaso da una trascinante vis hardboppistica. Il suo è un quintetto prestigioso, che avvalendosi della presenza di Mulgrew Miller e Lewis Nash, ha le sue carte vincenti in un contagioso ed accattivante dinamismo. Nonostante ciò, è un disco che non riesce a lasciare il ...
Continue ReadingPaul Carr: Musically Yours
by Michael P. Gladstone
Houston's tenor saxophonist Paul Carr has provided, within a short recording career span, a number of intriguing and solid appearances. On his debut, Just Noodlin' (Jazz Karma, 2006), Carr provides a soulful and robust tenor sax in the style of Hank Mobley without seeking any deliberate comparisons. In addition, with his appearance on Eric Byrd's Brother Ray (Self Published, 2008), Carr is one of the four-man sax section which pays homage to the Ray Charles Atlantic Records period. Carr is ...
Continue ReadingPaul Carr: Musically Yours: Remembering Joe Henderson
by C. Michael Bailey
Listening to the music of tenor saxophonist Paul Carr, one recognizes that he has completely imbued the music of the late Joe Henderson, to whom he pays tribute on Musically Yours: Remembering Joe Henderson. Growing up in Texas under the spell of such “Texas Tenors" as Don Wilkerson and Arnett Cobb, Carr developed a big blusey tone.Carr uses this to great effect as he draws the funk and blues out of the Henderson's compositions--performing them quite differently from ...
Continue ReadingPaul Carr: Musically Yours
by Edward Blanco
Remembering one of the great tenor masters of jazz, saxophonist and educator Paul Carr pays homage to the late Joe Henderson by offering an artful session of hard-driving bop with his third album as a leader on Musically Yours. He borrows the title from Henderson, who once autographed an album that Carr brought with him to a gig at the now closed Washington, DC jazz club, The One Step Down, where the saxophonist signed “To Paul, Musically Yours, Joe."
Continue ReadingLewis Nash: Inside "Monk's Dream"
by David A. Orthmann
Throughout a rendition of Thelonious Monk's composition “Monk's Dream, Lewis Nash's drumming is a study in contrasts wrapped in a smooth, calculated exterior. During the “A section (played 3 times) of Monk's 32-bar tune, Nash puts himself on equal footing with the other instrumentalists (pianist Mulgrew Miller, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, and bassist Peter Washington), without ever forsaking the drummer's traditional role as a timekeeper. He establishes an unwavering pulse but never rides a cymbal for more than a bar or ...
Continue ReadingLewis Nash: First-call Technician and Teacher Too
by R.J. DeLuke
It's a pleasure to watch or listen to drummer Lewis Nash. He has supplied supple and adventurous rhythms for an incredible array of jazz musicians over the years, blending in with most any situation. His versatility stands out. But things could have been different. It might have been that watching and listening to Nash would mean turning on the television nightly, around dinnertime. Or maybe at 11 p.m. I could have been: Lewis Nash ...
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