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Terry Gibbs: Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959
by Jack Bowers
In 1959, vibraphonist Terry Gibbs and his recently formed big band set up shop at the Seville, a Los Angeles nightclub owned by Harry Schiller. Many of those early sessions were taped, at Gibbs' request, by famed recording engineer Wally Heider before being left on a shelf and forgotten. After two weeks at the Seville, Gibbs ...
Ivo Perelman, Gabby Fluke-Mogul: Duologues 2: Joy
by Hrayr Attarian
Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman is one of the most accomplished contemporary improvisers. The size of his output is only rivaled by the extent of his imagination. Violinist Gabby Fluke-Mogul is an intrepid innovator who, in a mere handful of years, has established themselves as a force with which to reckon. Both artists thrive in duet settings ...
Ivo Perelman Quartet: Water Music
by Alberto Bazzurro
Un free piuttosto spinto apre questo CD inciso ormai due anni or sono (novembre 2022) da un quartetto coi controfiocchi, in grado di cacciarsi a capofitto nella tenaglia dell'improvvisazione senza rete con la quasi certezza di venirne fuori brillantemente. E' quanto gli otto brani su cui la sfida si sdipana ci confermano a chiare lettere, con ...
Josephine Davies: Satori: Weatherwards
by Chris May
From an international perspective, the best kept secret in British jazz could be tenor and soprano saxophonist Josephine Davies. She first recorded in 2000 as a member of Crissy Lee's Jazz Orchestra, a fifteen piece all-woman band who made one album, the self-produced ...With Body And Soul. (Actually, there was one male in the lineup, trumpeter ...
Matt Dwonszyk: Donny Time: The Music of Don DePalma
by Edward Blanco
Bassist, composer and educator Matt Dwonszyk, based in New York City since 2023, is actually from Rocky Hill, Connecticut, and for some time was part of the Hartford jazz scene, where he taught and performed with the late pianist and educator Don DePalma. DePalma was a legend of that scene, playing a vital role in its ...
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre: Live From Studio Rivbea
by John Sharpe
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre is in some ways the forgotten man of Chicago's pioneering Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). He appears on two of the first albums to come out of the collective: Roscoe Mitchell's Sound (Delmark, 1966) and Muhal Richard Abrams' Levels And Degrees Of Light (Delmark, 1968); and was the leader of ...
Les McCann: Never A Dull Moment! Live from Coast to Coast 1966-1967
by Stefano Merighi
Vi sono sempre stati musicisti di jazz per i quali la musica è immediatezza, semplicità, gioia di vivere, empatia senza fronzoli. Les McCann era uno di questi. Il pianista del Kentucky, morto alla fine dello scorso anno, ha sempre privilegiato una comunicazione diretta con il suo pubblico, basata su quell'irresistibile mix di swing, soul ...
Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Crescent City Jewels
by Jack Bowers
Among the four musically talented Marsalis brothers from New Orleans, Delfeayo is the one who plays trombone. He is also the one who leads the impressive Uptown Jazz Orchestra in Crescent City Jewels, an affable salute to his beloved home town. The playlist spans the gamut from blues to ballads, breezy bon bons to flat-out burners, ...
Rich Halley 4: Dusk And Dawn
by Glenn Astarita
Rich Halley 4's Dusk and Dawn, is a noteworthy testament to the power of jazz as a narrative medium. The album captures the essence of transitional moments, both in time and sound, weaving a tapestry of intricate melodies and intriguing improvisational sequences. Halley, a veteran of the jazz scene with twenty-six recordings as a leader and ...
Nick Dunston: Colla Voce
by John Sharpe
One thing you can expect from a Nick Dunston leadership date is the unexpected. After Atlantic Extraction (OOYH, 2019), Spider Season (OOYH, 2022) and Skultura (Fun In Church, 2023), Colla Voce is something else again. Although an in-demand bassist in adventurous contemporary circles, as evidenced by stints with trumpeter Dave Douglas, guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer ...
