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Michael Marcus Trio: Ithem
by AAJ Staff
Recorded in '93 but only recently released, this encapsulated treat has the trio of Michael Marcus on alto sax and bass clarinet, William Parker on bass, and Denis Charles on drums performing three live tunes at the Old Knitting Factory in New York City, as well as two studio tracks. The live tunes, “Ithem," “Under the ...
Firehouse: Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe
by Rex Butters
More house afire than firehouse, this Swedish quintet plays with passion and precision. Caught live at the Glenn Miller Cafe in January of 2004, the musicians ably ignite a room and each other through seven performances. Guitarist John Lindblom's thick blunt and bent chords give “Cyklone Song" a Beefheart scent. When the band kicks into hyperdrive, ...
Rashied Ali/Arthur Rhames: The Dynamic Duo Remember Trane and Bird
by Andrey Henkin
For some, Interstellar Space was the end of John Coltrane--and for others, just the beginning. As many people dislike Rashied Ali for being Trane's last drummer as like him for that same reason. Indisputable though is that Interstellar Space began the examination of new possibilities for the duet format, apart from the typical piano/bass example. Ali ...
Mongezi Feza: Free Jam
by Andrey Henkin
When South African trumpeter Mongezi Feza passed away in 1975 at age thirty, a mere eleven years after leaving the oppressive regime of his native country, jazz lost a musician who bridged the gap between Freddie Hubbard and Don Cherry. “Mongs," as he was affectionately called, was not an avant-garde player or a trad player--rather he ...
Michael Marcus Trio: Ithem
by Rex Butters
A Bay Area native and veteran of Sonny Simmons and Jaki Byard, Michael Marcus recorded these trios in 1993 with bassist William Parker and the late great drummer Dennis Charles. The first three tracks were recorded live at the Old Knitting Factory and the remaining two in the studio. The power listening trio opens with “Ithem, ...
Michael Marcus: ithem
by Kurt Gottschalk
It's dizzying to think about the number of unreleased recordings that must exist in this town. Tapes rolling at the sound board and, controversially, microphones in the audience, are how the history of the music is preserved and, every once in a while, returned to the public. They're little time machines taking us back to when ...
Jimmy Lyons: Jimmy Lyons Box Set
by Rex Butters
Add Jimmy Lyons' name to the list of under-appreciated jazz musicians. Despite several solo albums and side projects, his destiny irrevocably links him to Cecil Taylor. No other musician has a longer association with the revolutionary pianist, and no other musician seemed so intent on keeping Taylor honest jazzwise. While as fearless and inventive as anyone ...
