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David Binney and Edward Simon: Further Explorations
by C. Michael Bailey
David Binney and Edward Simon have been very busy men. Their names are splashed copiously within these pages, both separately and together. Separately and most recently, Binney, a multi-reedist who concentrates on alto saxophone, released Cities and Desires, and pianist Simon Unicity. Together, the two musicians have a history beginning with Red Records' 2005 release Afinadad. ...
Skip Heller's Aural American Landscape
by C. Michael Bailey
A number of years ago, Philadelphia cum Los Angeles guitarist Skip Heller released Homegoing, which included his organ trio treatment of the funeral march from Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Around this same time pianist and fellow Philadelphia-native Uri Caine was having his own jazz considerations on Mahler (Gustav Mahler In Toblach: I Went Out This Morning Over ...
A New Third Stream: Yitzhak Yedid
by C. Michael Bailey
"Third Stream" was a generic term coined by composer Gunther Schuller in the late 1950s to categorize mixtures of jazz and classical music. Both before and after Schuller's period, most attempts to fuse the two musics have met with limited success. The “lost generation" had Paul Whiteman and George Gershwin blanketing improvised jazz solos with high ...
Skip Heller's Long March To The Heart Of America
by C. Michael Bailey
Philadelphia favorite son and Los Angeles uber-musician Fred “Skip Heller has been busy since my sighting of him last October at the Arkansas CD & Record Exchange. He was then touring to promote Mean Things Are Happening In This Land, currently available as a digital download at Ropeadope Records. After the Arkansas junket, Heller and his ...
And The Angels Sing: Roberta Donnay, Nancy Osborne, Sylvia Bennett
by C. Michael Bailey
The hits just keep on coming. The flood of fine female jazz vocal recordings shows no sign of letting up. “Let it rain, I say. Here are three more releases for your consideration. Roberta Donnay What's Your Story Rain Forest Records 2006 What's Your Story ...
At Schumann
by C. Michael Bailey
The German jazz label Winter & Winter is divided into several Editions, each addressing a different aspect of music. One is AudioFilm. The label's website brags that this is “cinema for closed eyes, adding “AudioFilms are musical essays about a whore house in Paris, the sidewalks of New York, the journey with the Orient Express, the ...
Zoho Music: Latin Jazz, New York City Style
by C. Michael Bailey
Zoho Music has established itself as the pre-eminent purveyor of Latin jazz. Resurrected from the ashes of the former Khaeon label by Jochen Becker, Zoho boasts a stable of renowned and diverse musicians. Here are three of the best recordings recently released by the label. Ray Barretto Standards Rican-ditioned ...
Three Female Vocalists: Dianne Reeves, Janis Siegel, and Nancy Kelly
by C. Michael Bailey
The flood of impressive recordings by female jazz vocalists shows no signs of slowing down. Here are three more fine vocal recitals. Dianne Reeves Good Night And Good Luck Concord Music Group 2006 Good Night And Good Luck is a mature, full-bodied jazz vocal recital ...
C. Michael Bailey: Best Recordings Of 2006
by C. Michael Bailey
After 10 years of writing for All About Jazz, I wanted a change. This time, I wanted my best of 2006 list available before the end of the calendar year. Thus, some recordings from the last quarter of 2005 may also be included in my Best Recordings Of 2006. As always, a deluge of ...
Christmas IV: And Warm Woolen Mittens
by C. Michael Bailey
"Classical music has always provided the holidays with a soundtrack for celebration, consideration and worship. Tailor-made for Christmastide, the albums reviewed below are redolent of mulled wine and fragrant Frankincense. They summon the spirits of masters at worship together. Choir Of New College Oxford / Academy Of Ancient Music / Edward Higginbottom ...
