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Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Supernova
by Mark Corroto
Cuban Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba burst onto the American jazz scene in the early 1990s with his over-caffeinated piano gymnastics. To be fair to the young performer, he had musical talent beyond his years, and with the State Departments restrictions on his appearances in the US he would squeeze an entire tour into one night’s concert. Since ...
Greg Osby: Symbols of Light (A Solution)
by David Adler
Both Ted Nash and Tom Harrell have explored the “double quartet" concept. Now we can add to the list Greg Osby, whose music sounds nothing at all like theirs. Supplementing his working quartet (Jason Moran, Scott Colley, Marlon Browden) with a string quartet, Osby heightens the dark, austere quality of his harmonies. This results in some ...
Greg Osby: Symbols Of Light (A Solution)
by Jim Santella
By dedicating pieces to specific jazz masters, Greg Osby honors the tradition without repeating it. High on individuality since he joined Blue Note in 1990, the saxophonist has dared--on past albums--to introduce jazz to funk, hip-hop, street poetry and more. His creative freshness is what drives him. It's that uniqueness of spirit that moves each of ...
J.J. Johnson: The Eminent J.J. Johnson Vol. 1
by AAJ Staff
Compared with the first appearance of previously released jazz albums in CD format, the second generation of jazz CD reissues represents sophisticated product: 24 bit remastering, updated liner notes, and glossy packaging--candy for jazz lovers. One in the most recent block of titles from Blue Note’s Rudy Van Gelder (RVG) edition reissue series, The Eminent J.J. ...
Jason Moran: Black Stars
by AAJ Staff
The point of departure is clear. But from there, where does one go? On Black Stars, his third release as a leader for Blue Note, pianist Jason Moran shares one vision of contemporary jazz. Joined by septuagenarian jazz innovator, Sam Rivers, Moran fuses antecedent genres with his own sensibility to produce an album with a darkly ...
Greg Osby: Symbols of Light (A Solution)
by AAJ Staff
Strings and woodwinds make an alluring jazz combination. On his most recent exploration into the possibilities of improvised music, adventurous alto and soprano saxophonist Greg Osby enlists a string quartet to complement the conventional jazz rhythm section. Osby has as an essential goal the organic integration of strings into the program. And the pieces that exude ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio: Supernova
by AAJ Staff
The title of Gonzalo Rubalcaba's latest trio effort bears heavy ironic overtones. While the heavenly flash of light makes regular appearances on Supernova, most of this disc consists of extremely well-grounded pieces with earthy flavors. Like it or not, every single piece here has an intense rhythmic focus. That emphasis on rhythm has been Rubalcaba's signature ...
Pat Martino: Live at Yoshi's
by C. Andrew Hovan
Ever since Pat Martino signed with Blue Note, we've been waiting for the release that would break things wide open while harkening back to those ground-breaking Prestige sides that had every young guitarist at the time shaking in his boots. Live at Yoshi's is definitely that record. With no gimmicks, special guests on revolving tracks, or ...
Various Artists: Calle 54
by Jim Santella
This soundtrack comes from a full-length film dedicated to Latin jazz. Solo piano, jazz trios, and larger ensembles carry the tradition to an audience thirsty for knowledge. As the world gets smaller, the audience for this music grows in size. Jazz, with direct ties to Cuba, Brazil, The Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Argentina, Africa and Europe, makes ...
Pat Martino: Live at Yoshi's
by C. Andrew Hovan
Ever since Pat Martino signed with Blue Note, we’ve been waiting for the release that would break things wide open while harkening back to those ground-breaking Prestige sides that had every young guitarist at the time shaking in his boots. Live at Yoshi’s is definitely that record. With no gimmicks, special guests on revolving tracks, or ...
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