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Henry Godfrey Jazz Orchestra: Attitude & Gratitude
by Jack Bowers
There are five songs on Attitude & Gratitude, drummer Henry Godfrey's Boston-based Jazz Orchestra's second album, and each one is a tribute to people, places or circumstances that have helped Godfrey grow as a musician and as a person. In order, they are “For McCoy" (honoring pianist McCoy Tyner and other jazz legends who ...
Martin Pyne David Beebee: Ripples
by John Sharpe
British vibraphonist Martin Pyne's decision to pair with David Beebee's electric piano engenders an unusual combination for the largely freely improvised Ripples. With its fusion associations, the sound of the Fender Rhodes seems slightly retro in this sort of setting. But equally unusual is the degree of overlap in the tonality; the keyboard could be the ...
Mariasole De Pascali: Fera
by Neri Pollastri
Dopo una formazione classica e una serie di esperienze singolari e fuori dagli schemi, la flautista pugliese Mariasole De Pascali (clicca qui per leggere la recente intervista) approda alla prima opera a proprio nome e sforna un lavoro interessantissimo, che ha contribuito a farle ottenere il riconoscimento di miglior nuovo talento del referendum 2022 di Musica ...
Billy Valentine: Billy Valentine And The Universal Truth
by Angelo Leonardi
Dopo quarant'anni d'assenza dal mercato, l'etichetta Flying Dutchman torna con una produzione intensa e avvincente, che ci riporta ai suoi anni migliori. Protagonista è Billy Valentine, soul singer degli anni settanta tornato alla ribalta cinque anni fa (col sorprendente quanto ignorato Brit Eyed Soul) e qui accompagnato da formazioni che includono Jeff Parker, ...
David Larsen: The Peplowski Project
by Jack Bowers
The Peplowski Project was a labor of love for saxophonist David Larsen, a longtime admirer of fellow reedman Ken Peplowski who sits in with Larsen's impressive quartet on each of the album's eleven numbers, playing clarinet on six, tenor saxophone on five. As for Larsen, he plays his Gerry Mulligan-flavored baritone sax on ...
Dawg Yawp: So Much More
by Jim Trageser
On a 2004 remix compilation, What Is Hip? (Warner Brothers), Tsuper Tsunami turned Seals & Crofts' early '70s folk-rock classic “Summer Breeze" into a percolating bit of dance-ready electronica. But it does not seem that either Jimmy Seals nor Dash Crofts were involved in the electronica on the new take of their recording.
Shakti: This Moment
by Ian Patterson
Forty-six years is a hefty chunk of time between studio releases. Half a lifetime, in fact. Shakti, however, is no ordinary band. The lengthy hiatuses that have punctuated the pioneering Indo-jazz band's fifty-year journey have not dimmed the collaborative flame of co-founders John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain. Following its 2012-13 tour, they placed the dust covers ...
Melvin Smith: Perseverance
by Jack Bowers
Perseverance, Florida-bred saxophonist Melvin Smith's seventh album as leader of his own group, is a hard-blowing session on which he shows (again) that he is one of the leading bop-based reed masters on today's scene. On soprano or tenor, Smith displays a clarity of purpose and storehouse of astute phrases that serve him well at any ...
Fred Frith - Susana Santos Silva: Laying Demons To Rest
by John Sharpe
It seems Portuguese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva is riding the crest of a wave, following acclaimed collaborations with the likes of saxophonists Anthony Braxton and Mats Gustafsson and pianist Kaja Draksler. It is a trajectory only likely to be reinforced by her alliance with British guitarist Fred Frith on Laying Demons To Rest. They've been playing ...
Bill Laurance & Michael League: Where You Wish You Were
by Cary Tenenbaum
As of this writing in Spring 2023, pianist Bill Laurance and bass and oud player Michael League have apparently been playing together in Snarky Puppy for almost 20 years. This may come as a surprise to some listeners who may still think of them as new kids on the block, so to speak. These two have ...
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