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Falkner Evans: Invisible Words
by Doug Hall
Within the songs that make-up Invisible Words (CAP, 2021), jazz pianist and composer Falkner Evans is facing a profound loss and delivering an intricate and gorgeous musical response. Losing his wife and soul partner abruptly last year, after 30 years of marriage (she took her own life), Evans has found a way to create a reflective ...
Enrico Pieranunzi Jazz Ensemble: Time's Passage
by Neri Pollastri
Quattro anni dopo My Songbook, l'album che ne aveva rivelato l'aspetto di songwriter, Enrico Pieranunzi torna a pubblicare un album di canzoni, ancora una volta interpretate dalla voce duttile ed elegante di Simona Severini. La formazione è diversa dalla precedente: conserva Luca Bulgarelli a contrabbasso e basso elettrico, gli affianca il fido André Ceccarelli ...
Brandee Younger: Somewhere Different
by Angelo Leonardi
Da un decennio Brandee Younger è il nuovo volto dell'arpa nel jazz ma solo da poco ottiene i pieni riconoscimenti del suo valore: nel 2020 vince il referendum della critica di Down Beat nella categoria emergenti per “Strumenti Vari" e nel recentissimo Critics Poll 2021 è votata al secondo posto in quella principale, dopo la violoncellista ...
Alex Collins/Ryan Berg/Karl Latham: Together
by Jack Bowers
Together—what a splendid title for a piano-led trio whose members work hand-in-glove from start to finish on an album whose music may seem familiar but is approached from various garden-fresh angles and avenues by pianist Alex Collins, bassist Ryan Berg and drummer Karl Latham, who always keep the keynotes ingenious and engaging. Collins, the melodic ringmaster, ...
Joel Frahm: The Bright Side
by Hrayr Attarian
Saxophonist Joel Frahm is an accomplished virtuoso with an easily recognizable style. He deftly balances an accessible, mellifluous sound with an explorative spirit. His tenth release as a leader, the captivating The Bright Side, is a collection of ten brilliant originals interpreted in a spare trio setting. The laid back atmosphere and the band's seamless camaraderie ...
Various artists: Changüí - The Sound of Guantánamo
by Jim Trageser
In much of our supposedly modern world, there is a distinct demarcation between the creators of music, and those who listen. Musician and audience, the former expecting to earn a living by performing for the latter. More and more, Western society's division of labor is stripping away the idea of communal music,
Barry Altschul and the 3Dom Factor: Long Tall Sunshine
by Karl Ackermann
For a two-decade stretch beginning in 1971, free jazz drummer Barry Altschul was positioned among the most in-demand percussionists. He made his mark in the fleeting but important group Circle, with Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Anthony Braxton. Among the many cutting-edge artists he worked with were Andrew Hill, and Paul Bley. And then, for almost ...
Ocelot: Ocelot
by Jerome Wilson
Ocelot is a trio of saxophonist Yuma Uesaka, pianist Cat Toren and drummer Colin Hinton that breaks away from the usual jazz sensibilities, playing music that unwinds laterally and slowly. The individual tracks on their CD may exist in a constant state of quiet contemplation or work up to a grand climax but they all give ...
GA-20: Try It... You Might Like It! GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor
by Chris May
The movement for analog-era authenticity is in full bloom on this loving tribute to Chicago bluesman Hound Dog Taylor. A substantial portion of the five-page press release that accompanies Try It... You Might Like It! GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor is devoted to the array of vintage guitars and amplifiers collected and employed by the Boston-based ...
Neil Gonsalves Trio: Blessings and Blues
by Dan Bilawsky
This third release from South African pianist/composer Neil Gonsalves is a celebration of the motherland, reflection on life at (and beyond) the age of 50 and clear acknowledgement of the bearing and blanketing nature of the blues, used herein as a powerful springboard to discovery. Leading an incredibly capable trio with bassist Ildo ...
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