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Steve Cardenas: Panoramic
by AAJ Staff
An observation we might make about jazz albums today, as opposed to the days of vinyl, is that there are a lot more first-rate musicians recording today, for a welter of small, independent CD labels. This means that there is a lot more available, high-quality jazz product today, if the astute listener knows where to look. ...
Loren Stillman: Gin Bon
by Russ Musto
Gin Bon reunites gifted young saxophonist Loren Stillman with the inspired rhythm section of Russ Lossing, Scott Lee and Jeff Hirshfield from last year's acclaimed How Sweet It Is ; and, on half the session, guitarist John Abercrombie, the altoist's band mate from the group Jackalope. Stillman's sumptuous sound and well-developed technique are matched by his ...
Steve Cardenas: Panoramic
by Phil DiPietro
Steve Cardenas has worked as a superb accompanist to classic groovers Eddie Harris and Jay McShann, classic modernists Charlie Haden and Paul Motian, and a newer breed of female vocalists, such as Kate McGarry, Rebecca Martin and even Miss Norah Jones. Unusually, he's best-known for work in ensembles that spin twin guitars, as a member of ...
Oscar Penas: Astronautus
by AAJ Staff
The music of this group led by Oscar Penas is firmly rooted in the post-bop mainstream, yet it sounds fresh and distinctive, possessing a quality of lightness coupled with considerable drive. And Astronautus serves notice that a major new saxophonist has arrived. His name is Javier Vercher, and with any kind of luck, we'll be hearing ...
Brotherhood: Marcus Strickland
by Russ Musto
Twenty-something saxophonist Marcus Strickland is rapidly emerging as the preeminent voice of his generation on the instrument, showing a maturity belying his youth that is the combined result of the excellent tutelage he received in the New School’s Contemporary Jazz Program, and the wealth of experience he’s already gained through his touring with drummers Roy Haynes ...
Joe Martin: Passage
by AAJ Staff
Young bassist Joe Martin doesn't just make his instrument walk or run, he makes it dance and leap. Couple his agile lines with a huge, singing tone, his intriguing compositions, and first-rate sidemen, and you've got the ingredients for Passage. Mark Turner is one of the best of today's younger saxophonists. He's got a ...
Jordi Matas Quintet: All That Matas
by Mark F. Turner
The debut recording from Spanish guitarist Jordi Matas brings a fresh perspective to the art of cool. His hollow body guitar exudes feeling through his emphasis on thoughtful phrasing, balanced notes, and empathy for the music. All That Matas features his quintet with sax, piano, guitar, and rhythm section. An interesting personnel tidbit lies in that ...
Helen Sung: Push
by Dan McClenaghan
It's always a good sign when the opening cut has you snapping your fingers about fifteen seconds in. Push is pianist Helen Sung's debut effort. The song that elicited the fingersnaps is “Conundrum," a swinger that features some clean-lined tenor sax work by Marcus Strickland. It hits a groove early, and a couple ...
Jesse Chandler: Somewhere:Between
by Phil DiPietro
In his recent book Jazz: A Critics Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings, New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff cast deserved light on the career of the obscure jazz organist “Baby Face" Willette by including his Face to Face on that sanctified list. Mr. Ratliff qualified that pick by saying, “It transcends the cliches ...
