Jazz Articles about Lindsey Horner

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Lindsey Horner: Don't Count on Glory

by Elliott Simon
September 24, 2006

While Don't Count on Glory is first and foremost a bassist's album, Lindsey Horner also taps baritone sax, bass clarinet and whistles to add to its already broad soundscape. Recruiting some fifteen other musicians, Horner mixes and matches the likes of Marty Ehrlich (alto), Brian Lynch (trumpet) and Uri Caine (piano) to create a surprisingly cohesive statement. This is primarily due to the strength of the compositions, combined with the presence of drummer Allison Miller and guitarist Pete McCann, who ...

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Lindsey Horner: Don't Count on Glory

by Jerry D'Souza
May 21, 2006

Multi-instrumentalist Lindsey Horner has assembled an exciting cast of musicians for his fourth album as a leader. He uses them in different combinations to give voice to his music, which they do in most articulate terms. Horner's riveting writing draws on several elements, including a respect for melody and arrangements that let the musicians open up and create interesting textures, developing into landscapes that often profile unusual structures.

Horner may not want to count on glory, but the ...

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Lindsey Horner: Don't Count on Glory

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 24, 2006

Contrabbassista flessibile e sicuramente troppo poco considerato, Lindsey Horner ha condiviso sin dagli anni Ottanta alcune importanti esperienze del jazz creativo newyorkese, a fianco di Myra Melford e di Herb Robertson, di Muhal Richard Abrams o di Bobby Previte, distinguendosi per timbro preciso e acuta sensibilità. Nelle sue prove da leader, come nel caso di questo nuovo Don't Count on Glory, l'attenzione è focalizzata sulla scrittura, con sette temi a firma propria e una rilettura di “Green Chimneys" di Thelonious ...