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Horace Silver: Retrospective
by C. Andrew Hovan
We really don't have many living jazz legends walking around these days, but fortunately we're lucky enough to still have Horace Silver going strong (just check out his new release, Jazz Has a Sense of Humor, if you need proof) and maintaining the jazz tradition that he's so intimately tied to. Over the course of 26 ...
Jason Moran: Soundtrack to Human Motion
by David Adler
Can we all just agree that this is the debut of the year, if not the record of the year? Jazz has seen its share of excellent young players, but 24-year-old pianist Jason Moran really raises the bar with his superb Soundtrack to Human Motion. Moran explains the title as follows: “I like to think this ...
Junko Onishi: Fragile
by David Adler
I’m slightly ashamed to say that before I put on this CD, I had never before heard Junko Onishi play. Perhaps that’s a testament to the difficulty female jazz musicians have being heard and taken seriously. One look at Onishi’s credentials and you know she’s a contender, having occupied the piano chair for Jessie Davis, Gary ...
Renee Rosnes: Art & Soul
by Jim Santella
The art of creating quality jazz with a mainstream piano trio is in good hands with Renee Rosnes at the helm. With the year 2000 AD rapidly approaching, the pianist’s session serves as a fond look back at the way modern jazz has developed over the past fifty years. Crisp bop lines commingle with Ornette Coleman’s ...
James Hurt: Dark Grooves - Mystical Rhythms
by Jim Santella
For his first recording session as a leader, pianist James Hurt creates quite a rhythmic stir. Performing his own compositions, Hurt steers his piano trio and guests in a modern mainstream program that features drummers. Polyrhythms and frequent changes in meter or tempo keep the listener on the edge of his seat, while familiar structures, such ...
Don Byron: Romance With The Unseen
by Jim Santella
Born and raised in the Bronx, clarinetist Don Byron has ideas to share that reflect upon many aspects common to folks all around the world. But he ties those thoughts together with a thread that weaves through America's urban centers where jazz evolved over the past century. Swinging with an all-star mainstream quartet, Byron paints pictures ...
Chucho Vald: Briyumba Palo Congo
by Jim Santella
Using an augmented piano trio for his latest project, Chucho Valdés has put together a session of Afro-Cuban excitement with unique tributes to Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. Lyrical acoustic bassist Francisco Rubio Pampin insures that the swing never strays too far from center. Several percussionists and guest vocalists, including Valdés’ sister Mayra round out the ...
Prysm: Second Rhythm
by Jim Santella
From France, the modern mainstream piano trio of drummer Benjamin Henocq, bassist Christophe Wallemme and pianist Pierre de Bethmann sparks excitement. At times lively and at times somber, the trio combines a love of straight-ahead jazz with lush harmonies and a variety of enthusiastic rhythms. Bassist Wallemme begins “Extension" with an ostinato that serves to set ...
Jason Morn: Soundtrack To Human Motion
by Mark Corroto
Pianist Jason Moran’s debut as leader showcases a very mature 24 year-old talent. Early training in classical music and subsequent lessons from Andrew Hill and Muhal Richard Abrams led Moran to flirt with an inside/outside approach that borders on chamber jazz. Listening to his take on Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin,” you could be persuaded ...
Ray Barretto And New World Spirit: Contact!
by Paula Edelstein
Internationally renowned bandleader, conguero, and percussionist, Ray Barretto and his ensemble New World Spirit continue their tradition of jazz excellence on Contact!. Released in 1997 on Blue Note/EMI, their fifth CD is a conscious break from the dance-oriented Ray Barretto Orchestra many of his fans may remember in that Contact! explores the deeply personal musical relationships ...
