Results for "Billy Drummond"

Gary Smulyan: Low Man Aims High

by Edward Bride
September 1, 2009

A baritone saxophonist who plays like Bird? And harvests more than a half-dozen Grammy awards in the process? That seeming contradiction characterizes the great successes of Gary Smulyan, one of today's most in-demand jazz performers, educators, and recording artists. To be fair, Smulyan has his own voice, but he cites Charlie Parker ...

Pianist Steve Kuhn Speaks Out About Japan at AAJ

August 19, 2009

Steve Kuhn's most recent CD, Mostly Coltrane (ECM, 2009), pays tribute to John Coltrane, having been the first pianist in the legendary saxophonist's quartet. He also has played as a sideman with Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer, Stan Getz and many others. Mostly Kuhn has led his own groups, largely trios with bassists including Buster Williams, Eddie ...

Steve Kuhn: On Japan

by Wayne Zade
August 19, 2009

Steve Kuhn's most recent CD, Mostly Coltrane (ECM, 2009), pays tribute to John Coltrane, having been the first pianist in the legendary saxophonist's quartet. He also has played as a sideman with Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer, Stan Getz and many others. Mostly Kuhn has led his own groups, largely trios with bassists including Buster Williams, Eddie ...

Joe Locke: Nocturne for Ava & Mutual Admiration Society 2

by George Kanzler
August 2, 2009

Bob Sneider/Joe Locke Film Noir ProjectNocturne for AvaOrigin2009 Joe Locke/David HazeltineMutual Admiration Society 2Sharp Nine2009 The versatility of vibraphonist Joe Locke comes to the fore here, one album moody with ...

Joe Locke / David Hazeltine: Mutual Admiration Society 2

by David A. Orthmann
July 25, 2009

In the last year of the twentieth century, Sharp Nine Records released Mutual Admiration Society, a quartet date co-led by vibraphonist Joe Locke and pianist David Hazeltine, which also included bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Billy Drummond. A brainchild of Sharp Nine honcho Marc Edelman, the collaboration between these two longtime friends was based on a ...

Bending the Mainstream: Harry Allen, Nicki Parrott & Eddie Metz Jr.

by Elliott Simon
July 4, 2009

Nicki ParrottFly Me to the MoonVenus Records2009 The Eddie Metz Jr. TrioBridging the GapArbors Records2008 Stan Getz characterized the challenge that tenor saxophonists face as singing perfectly on an imperfect ...

Steve Kuhn in New-York - ECM Records CD Release Celebration: "Mostly Coltrane"

June 11, 2009

Tessa Souter: Nights of Key Largo

by Suzanne Lorge
June 4, 2009

Tessa Souter excels at creating mood and on her new CD, Nights of Key Largo, that mood is one of a relaxed intimacy: She never strains to emote, never pushes a note, never rushes a phrase. Her material--13 songs about moonlight, sand and romance--lends itself to this kind of laid-back treatment, reminding the listener that there ...

Infinite Thoughts

By Michika Fukumori

Label: Key Click Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: The Way You Look Tonight, Secret Love, Two By Two, Summer Night, Two For The Road, Infinite Thoughts, She Was Young, Porgy, Tangerine, Aquarela Do Brasil, An Affair To Remember An Affair To Remember

Strings

By Jim Snidero

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Slipping Away; River Suite: Dawn; River Suite: On The Bank; River Suite: Torrent; Theme For Ernie; Forever Gone; Ventura; It's The Talk Of The Town.