Recording News

Brainkiller - The Infiltration (2011)

Source: Something Else!
June 19, 2011

Remember last month when I said I have more examples of weird-assed trios coming up? Here's another one. Inspired by the long running Ray Anderson-led BassDrumBone trio, Brainkiller has Brian Allen manning the trombone and Hernan Hecht on drums, but substitutes the bass for keyboards and effects by Jacob Koller. Despite sporting a name that would be perfect for a death metal band (and a CD cover to match), Brainkiller is rooted in jazz, but also uses jazz as a ...

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Guilty Pleasures: Norah Jones - Feels Like Home (2004)

Source: Something Else!
June 19, 2011

By Mark Saleski Smack in the middle of the initial Norah Jones explosion (remember? When it seemed like the radio was tryin' to brainwash you by playing “Don't Know Why" every 20 minutes or so ... and you kept thinkin' “gee, aren't there any other songs on that CD?) it was pretty easy to pick up on signs of the backlash. It was bound to happen. Somebody steps into the official RisingStar position and immediately the wet blanket brigade pipes ...

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"A Fresh Take" Latest CD From Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble

Source: Eugene Marlow
June 18, 2011

NEW YORK: In mid-June, MEII Enterprises, Eugene Marlow's indie label, will release A Fresh Take, its 7th album in as many years. “A Fresh Take," a collection of nine tracks performed by Marlow's Heritage Ensemble, is a re-record of the group's 2006 debut album Making the Music Our Own. Why a re-record? According to Marlow: “In the last few years, The Heritage Ensemble's personnel have changed. The arrangements has not only grown in number, they have also evolved with the ...

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David S. Ware - Planetary Unknown (Aum Fidelity, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
June 18, 2011

There are few musicians quite as dedicated to their craft as saxophonist David S. Ware. Coming up on the loft scene, apprenticing with Cecil Taylor, driving a cab during the lean years, and surviving a kidney transplant, all of the ups and downs of his life go into the passion of his music.

On this album, he is aided by an all-star group of free-jazz luminaries: William Parker on bass, Cooper-Moore on piano and former Albert Ayler sideman and brother ...

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Cuong Vu Does More Good Things in Seattle: "Leaps of Faith"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
June 18, 2011

Cuong Vu has reaped the benefits of a change in place since he moved to Seattle. At least so it seems from the evidence of yesterday's CD (see below) and now another today. This one is his 4-tet, Cuong on trumpet, two electric bassists—Stomu Takeishi and Luke Bergman—and Ted Poor on drums. The CD is titled Leaps of Faith (Origin 82585) and it's a very creative thing going on there. They use delay effects and lots of space. They take ...

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BB&C - The Veil (Cryptogrammophone, 2011) *****

Source: Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
June 18, 2011

By Paul Acquaro I recall a coffee table book, probably from the late 90s, that was dedicated to photographs of industrial spaces. The stark black and white photography, with subtle shades of grays and grittiness, revealed a certain beauty in these man made landscapes. Stretching from Jersey City to Berlin and beyond, these images were at the same time austere and deeply fascinating. 'The Veil,' by BB&C is full of these industrial grays and severe lines, and it too reveals ...

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Ellery Eskelin, Andrea Parkins & Jim Black: One Great Day... on Hatology

Source: Werner Uehlinger
June 18, 2011

In some ways I think that a recording is the best medium for this music. I can think of a lot of music that speaks better on a recording than it does in a club where the environment and the audience's expectations exert an effect on the music. With this recording we've found a mix between the two. Writing music for this band has been a real break through for me. Andrea and Jim have ears for anything I put ...

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Ray Anderson, Han Bennink & Christy Doran: ABD on hatOLOGY

Source: Werner Uehlinger
June 18, 2011

Listening to Anderson's four compositions, Doran's piece, four free improvisations, and an Ellington tune, from the two sessions strike me as collages of a sort, bringing together very different aesthetics, directions, and materials, for a direct confrontation. Not a confrontational confrontation, mind you. A very amenable comparing, contrasting, and combining of sensibilities, the very thing that makes creative music tick. —John Corbett Originally released as Azurety and Cheer Up. Recorded in 1994-1995. Personnel: Ray Andeerson (trombone, tuba); Han Bennink (drums); ...

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