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Francisco Pais Quintet: Not Afraid Of Color
by Mark F. Turner
Instead of going for the typical chops-laden style that marks most releases, Portuguese guitarist Francisco Pais takes a more relaxed approach with Not Afraid of Color. Backed by a sure-fire quartet featuring saxophonist Chris Cheek and pianist Leo Genovese, his music is easy on the ears but also provides cerebral enjoyment. Pais' compositional skills combine elements ...
Johnnie Valentino: Stingy Brim
by Michael P. Gladstone
Guitarist/composer Johnnie Valentino beings his South Philly musical background spliced in with a N'awlins turn-of-the-century ambiance on this ambitious guitar-organ-sax album with a few asterisks attached. The inspiration was the 100th anniversary of the end of the use of a tuba, which became phased out by acoustic bass. In order to restore the music to the ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Jerry D'Souza
Virginia Mayhew has a third degree black belt in karate, a level known as sandan. Thus the title of her newest release. The exciting music on Sandan Shuffle is turned around and played with a loquacious spirit, swinging with a delightful sensibility and even shuffling. Mayhew's tone is deep, dark and flinty. Even as she carves ...
Virginia Mayhew: Sandan Shuffle
by Jim Santella
Karate requires discipline and hard work. So does effective musicianship. Most of the martial arts require fast, aggressive motions that are accompanied by slower, more controlled moves. Sometimes, the hand must stop at precisely the right place or someone will get hurt. This requires constant practice. So does playing the saxophone. And ...
Johnnie Valentino: Stingy Brim
by Mark F. Turner
Appearances can be deceiving. After glancing at the front cover of Stingy Brim and reading some of the information in the package, you may think this is just a typical organ/guitar combo. But what becomes apparent when you listen is that this is some very modern jazz--unique compositions and great sounding music. Johnny Valentino, a Los ...
March 2006
by Glenn Astarita
GutbucketSludge TestCantaloupe Music2006 It's not often that you'll listen to a hardcore jazz-rock outfit transcribing classical composer Olivier Messiaen's “Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes. But as it stands, this high-octane quartet pulls it off, although the correlation might not be overtly noticeable upon the first few listens. ...
Johnnie Valentino: Stingy Brim
by Dan McClenaghan
It takes a bit of nerve and some swagger, one would guess, to wear a Stingy Brim hat, one of those straw bowler types with a very limited brim overhang. But guitarist Johnnie Valentine does exactly that. It also takes a bit a nerve to bring the tuba into a jazz ensemble these days. ...
Paul Shapiro: It's In The Twilight
by Jerry D'Souza
The blessings of the sabbath were clearly upon Paul Shapiro when he wrote the music for and recorded this album. On Midnight Minyan, his first record as a leader, he dwelt on Saturday mornings and the Jewish tradition. This time he turns back the clock to Friday evenings and the glow of twilight that the sabbath ...
Satoko Fujii Quartet: Angelona
by Jim Santella
Forming a progressive alliance of jazz and rock, Satoko Fujii unleashes Angelona with a flash-bang authority that grabs you hard and fast. It's her quartet's best performance to date. While Vulcan (2001) was named after the Roman god of fire, Minerva (2003) was named after the Roman goddess of wisdom, and Zephyros (2004) was named after ...
Magic Numbers / The Distance
by Ty Cumbie
A new pair of releases teams New York edge-cutters with their north-of-the-border counterparts. Quinsin Nachoff Magic Numbers Songlines 2006 Toronto-based reed player Quinsin Nachoff has one foot in jazz performance and the other in classical composition. While this combination can sometimes lead to a musical no-man's ...
