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Andrew Hill: Passing Ships
by C. Andrew Hovan
Along with Sam Rivers and Archie Shepp, pianist Andrew Hill remains one of the few viable avant-garde musicians of his generation to continue to make an impact on the current jazz scene. Last year's critically acclaimed A Beautiful Day offered more proof than anything that Hill was still championing his post hard bop style while allowing ...
Van Morrison: What
by C. Michael Bailey
For those readers who may think that Van Morrison has no business recording for Blue Note Records, I have just two words... Norah Jones. What’s Wrong with Picture? is Morrison’s debut on the jazz label and I suppose it is jazzy enough. He provides his characteristic Celtic blue-eyed soul over a broad ...
Cassandra Wilson: Glamoured
by Jim Santella
Her resonating contralto voice eases its way deeply into your inner thoughts. Few can escape the magic that Cassandra Wilson's vocal interpretations bring to the jazz forum. Her program on Glamoured, steeped in the blues and pregnant with the tidings of pop culture, offers the jazz fan an eclectic taste from the many different worlds of ...
Donald Byrd: Electric Byrd
by John Ballon
Considered by some to be trumpeter Donald Byrd's last worthwhile jazz recording, Electric Byrd is a high-flying relic from 1970. This album can be understood as Byrd's formidable response to the musical challenges set down by trumpet-rival Miles Davis with his epic Bitches Brew recordings from a year earlier. Clearly Miles is the ghost presence here, ...
Chucho Valdes: New Conceptions
by Norman Weinstein
The album title is misleading. It is more than about time for the immensely talented Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes to come up with a wholly new musical concept for an album, particularly since he has been repeating the “Tyner-meets-Tatum in Havana" mode for many years. What sounds freshest here are polyrhythmic workouts with drummers Yaroldy Abreau ...
Chucho Valdes: New Conceptions
by Dan McClenaghan
Half in jest, perhaps, Chucho Valdes calls the music he's developing “Cubanglish," a synthesis of Afro-Cuban and American jazz sounds that is unparalleled. On New Conceptions, the sixty year old pianist works with his quartet plus some well-chosen guest artists, in a break from his big band, Irakere; and what you get here is a purer ...
Jason Moran: The Bandwagon
by Mark F. Turner
This is not your typical Bandwagon... Jason Moran's Bandwagon forges a path of individuality that is in stark contrast to typical jazz piano trios. The artist is well known for his prodigious talent and his much-earned respect for being both unconventional and progressive in his approach. The new release is not an exception. While the true ...
Jason Moran: The Bandwagon
by Rex Butters
For his fifth Blue Note album, Jason Moran continues to build creative momentum. Once again, Moran stands as a conduit for a wide range of musical sources, from blues to classical to hip-hop to the Great American Songbook, often within the same song. His seemingly limitless vocabulary finds sympathetic support from two longtime collaborators, bassist Tarus ...
Martial Solal: NY 1: Live at The Village Vanguard
by Jeff Stockton
Opening night for pianist Martial Solal's rare appearance in New York City was scheduled at the Village Vanguard for September 18, 2001. The show went on, but because the city wasn't too much in the mood for enjoyment, and Solal had had trouble making the flight. That first night he performed standards to a sparse but ...
Joe Lovano: On This Day... At The Vanguard
by Joshua Weiner
"Ah, they don't make records like this anymore," you might find yourself sighing upon first hearing On This Day At The Vanguard. But look at the liner notes: the artist is Joe Lovano, and this fantastic album was recorded live at the Village Vanguard in September of 2002. This is the same nonet with ...
