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Trio 3 + Jason Moran: Refraction - Breakin' Glass
by AAJ Italy Staff
In questi ultimi anni Oliver Lake sembra rinato. La sua apparizione al festival di Saalfelden nel 2009 con il Reunion Trio (Michael Gregory alla chitarra e uno strepitoso Pheeroan akLaff alla batteria) sollevò un inaspettato entusiasmo. La stessa impressione si trae dall'ascolto di questo CD, registrato in studio nel luglio 2012, in cui il settantenne altoista è uno dei membri del paritario Trio 3, assieme a Reggie Workman e Andrew Cyrille. Giunto alla sua quinta incisione per la Intakt, il ...
Continue ReadingOliver Lake / Christian Weber / Dieter Ulrich: For A Little Dancin’
by Nic Jones
Alto and soprano sax man Oliver Lake has been a key member of a trio with bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille in the past. That band, sometimes with the addition of a pianist, has been responsible for some of this century's most compelling small group jazz. This alto sax-bass-drums trio thus has a lot to live up to, but live up to it they do with For A Little Dancin', and not least because they're a trio whose ...
Continue ReadingOliver Lake Solo: San Diego, December 17, 2010
by Robert Bush
Oliver Lake Sushi Performance and Visual Arts San Diego, CA December 17, 2010 Saxophonist, composer, poet and painter Oliver Lake stands at the top of his profession alongside such giants as his contemporaries, multi-instrumentalists Anthony Braxton, and Roscoe Mitchell. His solo concert at Sushi Performance and Visual Arts was the final installment of adventurous curator Bonnie Wright's excellent “Fresh Sounds" series. Lake doesn't perform solo concerts all that often, so this was a rare ...
Continue ReadingTrio 3 + Geri Allen: At This Time
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo ventitré anni di esistenza, il Trio3 del contraltista Oliver Lake, del contrabbassista Reggie Workman e del batterista Andrew Cyrille si arricchisce di un nuovo partecipante, la pianista Geri Allen. In realtà, il gruppo nasce non ufficialmente (la vera data d'inizio è il 1988) in occasione di una collaborazione discografica con la pianista Marilyn Crispell nel 1986 e nel 2007 si avvale anche del solismo di una pianista come Irene Schweizer (Berne Concert). La Allen collabora con il gruppo già ...
Continue ReadingOliver Lake: Makin' It
by Hrayr Attarian
Changing a few elements of a well known musical format may be all that is needed to create a new and fresh sound. Makin' It, Oliver Lake has taken the old saxophone organ trio popularized in the 1950s by the likes of Ike Quebec and made it into a new vehicle for 21st century improvised music. He has replaced the tenor saxophone--the instrument traditionally associated with this combo--with his alto. Though he remains true to the gospel-inflected ...
Continue ReadingMark Masters Ensemble: Farewell Walter Dewey Redman
by AAJ Italy Staff
Mark Masters è un artista di spicco della Capri Records che da tempo dedica le proprie qualità di arrangiatore alle opere di alcuni musicisti come Lee Konitz, Gary Mac Farland e Clifford Brown. Quando, nel 2006, si appresta ad entrare in sala di registrazione con Dewey Redman per un disco dedicato alle sue composizioni, il sassofonista di Forth Worth viene a mancare. Masters convoca all'istante Oliver Lake che assume il ruolo di sassofonista leader e, con un orchestra di sedici ...
Continue ReadingOliver Lake Organ Trio: Makin' It
by Martin Longley
This album finds alto saxophonist Oliver Lake in a groovesome incarnation, less disposed than usual towards avant exploration. He's utilizing the classic Hammond organ construction, though without any guitarist in sight. It's just Lake, B3 man Jared Gold and drummer Johnathan Blake, getting pretty close to the expectations of a '60s formula, though still surprising with a few sideways tweaks. The session is produced by Lake's son Jahi, capturing a fully pulsing sound throughout, solid, warm and fruity.
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