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Vincent Herring: Night and Day
by Luigi Sforza
La musica di Vincent Herring discende inequivocabilmente dall'hard bop. Come da tradizione, Night and Day ricalca in modo esemplare l'energia e l'irruenza espressiva insita nel sound di quel filone jazzistico. Nel modo di operare, Herring non si sottrae alla convenzione di disporre tromba e sassofono davanti a tutto e lascia che siano pianoforte, contrabbasso e batteria a svolgere nell'insieme il ruolo di elemento propulsore. Conseguentemente tutto il progetto ha ben poco di sorprendente, nel senso che--utilizzando una serie ...
Continue ReadingThe Caribbean Tinge: Live from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
by Steve Bryant
Ever since the jazz was created in the clubs and dancehalls of New Orleans, there was always a significant influence from the Caribbean region, specifically from Cuba. The island, which was just a ferry ride from the port city, had such a significant effect on the development of the music that Jelly Roll Morton always spoke of the importance of Afro-Cuban based rhythms (the Spanish Tinge) in creating and performing this nascent music. However, it was the arrival of a ...
Continue ReadingVincent Herring & Earth Jazz: Morning Star
by AAJ Italy Staff
Vincent Herring in compagnia degli Earth Jazz licenzia un album maiuscolo. Dieci tracce ben congeniate tra originali - dei quali tre a firma del pianista Anthony Wonsey - e rivisitazioni di standard che sanno di jazz d'alta scuola, sviluppato da un quartetto affiatato, dai livelli espressivi decisamente oltre la media. Si potrebbe riassumere così Morning Star, ma vale certamente la pena spendere delle righe per sottolineare l'avvolgente suono d'insieme dell'iniziale “Do You Remember," la vena funky della coltraniana “Naima," caratterizzata ...
Continue ReadingCedar Walton: One Flight Down
by Joel Roberts
Cedar Walton has been a first-call hard bop pianist for almost as long as there's been hard-bop. In a splendid, though often underappreciated, career spanning six decades, he's had notable stints in the bands of giants like JJ Johnson, Lee Morgan, Art Farmer and Art Blakey, while also leading well-respected groups of his own. Now, at seventy-two, he's one of the elder statesmen of the hard-bop genre and one of the true living legends of jazz piano. ...
Continue ReadingVincent Herring at the Philadelphia Museum Of Art
by Edward Zucker
Vincent Herring Philadelphia Museum Of Art Philadelphia PA June 23, 2006“Vincent Herring" and “smooth jazz" are, somehow, words that do not easily roll off the tongue together. Judging from several recent appearances, saxophonist Herring, who has developed one of the most clearly defined voices on alto in mainstream jazz, is apparently switching gears from a traditional bop sound to a contemporary jazz sound.Herring is currently touring in support of his ...
Continue ReadingVincent Herring: Ends And Means
by Nic Jones
It will always be appealing to hear a musician develop, whether on record or otherwise, and Vincent Herring's association with HighNote has easily been the most productive of his career, in terms of documenting his growth as an artist. Where once he perhaps owed a debt of allegiance to the work of Cannonball Adderley, he now has the sound of a musician who has come into his own. And while this whole deal might not amount to anything new, such ...
Continue ReadingVincent Herring: Ends And Means
by Edward Zucker
Ends and Means is Vincent Herring's fourth CD as a leader on the HighNote label. Where Herring once sounded like Cannonball Adderley, he has developed his own distinctive sound over the years, whether on alto or soprano. Herring was one of the young lions of the '80s and early '90s (although unfortunately underrated) and has matured into a respected leader in mainstream jazz. He now seems to be discovering and employing the new generation of young lions, including this time ...
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