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Don Byron: A Fine Line: Arias & Lieder
by AAJ Staff
Don Byron continues to fascinate and puzzle jazz listeners with his refusal to be pigeonholed.Even as he completes one project, he's working on the next one, which inevitably will be a departure from all of the CDs that precede it. Yet, each of Byron's CD's enlarge not only the body of his work, but ...
Tim Hagans / Bob Belden: Re-Animation LIVE!
by Mark Corroto
I generally equate jazz/fusion with the paintings of Andy Warhol. Although interesting and often groundbreaking, they rarely require closer inspection. Visiting the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh requires a mere walkthrough to really see everything. The electric years of Miles weren’t recorded live on a lark. His sonically loud live appearance masked somewhat shallow waters. I’m ...
Medeski Martin & Wood: The Dropper
by Mark Corroto
I picked up the latest disc by the trio Medeski Martin & Wood and trying to categorize it, I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition. (Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Their chief weapon is surprise and fear... their two weapons are surprise, fear, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope...among...their...weapons are surprise, fear, an almost fanatical ...
Bill Charlap: Written In The Stars
by C. Andrew Hovan
Able to paint with a rich and melodic pallet, while possessing a natural and bell-like tone, pianist Bill Charlap is a musician who is actively looking for new ways to express himself and compliment any musical situation. His sophisticated harmonic knowledge and sense of drama make him one of the most stimulating pianists around. It should ...
Bob Dorough & Dave Frishberg: Zoot At Ease
by David Adler
In addition to their achievements in the jazz world, Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg made an indelible mark on popular culture with Schoolhouse Rock, the beloved educational TV series from the 70s. Dorough served as musical director for the animated shorts and wrote many of the cherished songs. Frishberg, for his part, wrote “I’m Just a ...
Medeski, Martin and Wood: The Dropper
by John Sharpe
The November issue of Downbeat proclaims that Medeski, Martin and Wood are “the hottest jazz band on the road today.” Perhaps. While they have garnered a loyal following amongst young hipsters reared on jam bands, hip-hop and punk rock, their appeal to “traditional” jazz lovers like myself is still open to debate. Certainly, if you’ve come ...
Tim Hagans / Bob Belden: Re-Animation Live!
by Jim Santella
Hip-hop rhythms, turntable scratches, distorted spoken word voices and eerie synths usually make for some other kind of music. Not our jazz. But Tim Hagans and Bob Belden bring this message around by way of what Miles Davis was doing in the later part of his career. Fusion. Elements from both worlds make the total picture ...
John Scofield: Steady Groovin'
by AAJ Staff
By releasing Steady Groovin' , Blue Note is sending out a reminder. Steady Groovin' contains no new tracks. What it does contain, though, are 11 of John Scofield's funk-based compositions from his 6 Blue Note CD's, two of which are based solely on his recently recognized mastery of the jazz jam groove: Groove Elation ...
Bill Charlap Trio: Written In The Stars
by AAJ Staff
After a decade of accompanying some of the world's best-known jazz vocalists and instrumentalists, pianist Bill Charlap is stepping forth, front and center, to claim his well-deserved recognition as a pianist with melodic expressiveness and straightforward appeal. While Charlap performed in Gerry Mulligan's, Phil Woods' and Clark Terry's groups, it's easier to imagine him accompanying singers ...
Bob Dorough & Dave Frishberg: Who
by Jim Santella
They co-composed “I’m Hip" 35 years ago and their paths have crossed many times since then. They worked together on Schoolhouse Rock. And yet, Bob Dorough and Dave Frishberg had not yet recorded an album together. This one, created last year in performance at The Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, is due to be released October ...
