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Fly: Sky & Country
by Dan McClenaghan
The trio Fly has been described as “two thirds of the Brad Mehldau Trio and a saxophonist." Not to diminish reed man Mark Turner--who is the other third of group--but as an acknowledgment of his band mates' higher profiles. And if the higher profiles of the other two thirds--bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard--pulls in ...
Marilyn Crispell: Uncompromising Power and Grace
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
Her notes crash like waves at sea on a stormy winter's night; they gently float and slowly fall like early morning mist; yet it's the silence--the silence between the notes--which provides the haunting poetic beauty that is the music of pianist Marilyn Crispell.Lloyd Peterson: Is there a decrease in listeners for creative music today?
Lars Danielsson: Tarantella
by John Kelman
Choosing the right players can be the decision that makes or breaks a project. For years, now--as far back as his longstanding (and outstanding) quartet with saxophonist Dave Liebman, pianist Bobo Stenson and drummer Jon Christensen, through to the Norwegian posse on the electronica-centric Mélange Bleu and his intimate duet recording with Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer, ...
2008 Contributor Picks
by AAJ Staff
We solicited opinions from all active All About Jazz contributors, and out of more than 1,000 nominations, the following 2008 releases garnered the most votes. New Releases Charles Lloyd Rabe de Nube (ECM Records) Reviews ...
Cantando
By Bobo Stenson
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Olivia; Song of Ruth; Wooden Church; M; Chiquilin de Bachin; Pages; Don's Corapiece; A Fixed Goal; Love I've
Found You; Liebesode; Song of Ruth
Dan McClenaghan's 2008 Top Ten
by Dan McClenaghan
Here are ten of 2008's jazz CDs that charmed and seduced me, or grabbed my lapels and wouldn't let go. Bobo Stenson Trio Cantando ECM Records A piano trio set of incredible subtlety, depth and beauty, with Swedish pianist joined by bassist Anders Jormin ...
Julia Hulsmann Trio: The End of a Summer
by Dan McClenaghan
ECM Records stalwarts like Bobo Stenson, Tord Gustavsen and Keith Jarrett have, over the years, helped to define the German label's high quality artistry in the piano arena. And then there are the new players who offer up gorgeously compelling debuts that point in the direction of the future. In 2007 it was Anat Fort, with ...
Jan Johansson: From Small Acorns...
by Ian Patterson
Upon hearing the news and in a state of disbelief, Randi Hultin the legendary Norwegian jazz journalist rang pianist Reinhold Svensson who confirmed the worst: “Yes. Swedish jazz has just died."1 Reinhold's reaction to the death in a car accident of fellow pianist Jan Johansson whilst melodramatic reflected Jan Johansson's importance in the contemporary Swedish jazz ...
Bobo Stenson Trio: Cantando
by Martin Gladu
Bobo Stenson sings! Well, not literally, but the highly communicative and evocative qualities that characterize his music are indeed imbued of such conductive lyricism that it seems rather appropriate pointing out Cantando (Spanish word for singing) is a well-chosen title. Unpretentiously carving their place amidst the select cast of historically-significant piano trios, ...
Bobo Stenson Trio: Cantando
by Dan McClenaghan
Fans of the piano trio have been listening hard and wide for a follow-up to the "Holy Grails": Bill Evans' Live at the Village Vanguard (Riverside Records, 1961) and Waltz for Debby (Riverside Records, 1961). Those sets introduced democracy to the group's three-way interplay, making drums and bass near-equal partners with the piano. Swedish ...
