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Gil Evans Remembered: Gil Evans Remembered (Live At The Cutting Room, NYC)
by Jack Kenny
Few people have a better right to remember Gil Evans than these musicians. The serrated wail of this band enraptured, touched and torched the listeners. It is easy to see why musicians from the Monday Night Band would want to play, creating under Evans' beatific musical vision. It must have been inspiring. Most of the musicians on the album played sometime over the years at Sweet Basil from 1983 to Evans' death and even beyond. He loved the way that ...
Continue ReadingVisioneers, T.K. Blue, 45trio, Work Money Death, Gil Evans Remembered, And More
by Tony Poole
Tony Poole selects his favourite new releases and pre-releases. 12 new tracks you need to hear! Playlist Gil Evans Remembered “Teen Town" from Live at the Cutting Room, NYC (Dot Time Legends) 00:00 Edgar Van Asselt “Samba Pra Mim ft. Lilian Viera" from Celebracao! (Left To Right Music) 06:13 Dora Morelenbaum “VW Blue" from Pique (Mr Bongo) 11:11 Caixa Cubo “Jureta" from Modo Avião (Far Out Recordings) 12:56 kitti “Everything You Wanted" from Something In The Water (Rebecca's ...
Continue ReadingPete Levin: Certified Organic
by Woodrow Wilkins
Trio music generally combines bass and drums with a piano, guitar or saxophone. Organist Pete Levin deviates from this formula on Certified Organic. The only constants are himself and drummer Harvey Sorgen. Apart from that, he employs one of four guitarists on each of the 10 tracks, one of two percussionists on several, and a saxophone on two. So, in essence, it's an organ-led trio plus one or two on all but three songs. The organ also plays the bass ...
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by John Kelman
Pete Levin is sometimes overshadowed by his brother Tony, an in-demand player in the art-rock world (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson), who also built serious jazz cred in his youth with vibraphonist Gary Burton and pianist Warren Bernhardt. But keyboardist Pete Levin has built a fine discography of his own more closely linked to the jazz world. A lengthy stint with composer/arranger Gil Evans, and session work with guitarist John Scofield and trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard helped spread his name, but it's ...
Continue ReadingJohn Clark: I Will
by Glenn Astarita
French hornist John Clark along with his venerable band-mates go straight to the heart with their expressive and altogether grand rendition of Coltrane’s hypnotically melodic, “India”. Bright, rousing horn charts, and fluent phrasing by Clark get things off to a rather rapid and somewhat boisterous start! Here, the pre-eminent french hornist and his fine cast including, drummer Bruce Ditmas, saxophonists Alex Foster, Chris Hunter and others assist Clark in compiling this outstanding production consisting of jazz standards and Clark originals. ...
Continue ReadingJohn Clark: I Will
by Joel Roberts
The French horn is not the first instrument that comes to mind when one thinks of jazz. In modern jazz history, there have been only a handful of musicians -- David Amram, Julius Watkins, Gunther Schuller -- who have achieved any acclaim on the instrument. John Clark is another. A veteran of the progressive big bands of Gil Evans, Carla Bley, and McCoy Tyner, and a current member of the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Clark is probably the most in-demand ...
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