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Dave Stapleton: Edition Records Takes Flight
by Bruce Lindsay
Any discussion of successful independent jazz record labels of the twentieth century will readily encompass musical icons such as Blue Note, Impulse! and ECM. Cardiff-based Edition Records is already a likely contender for the same discussion applied to labels that have arisen in the 21st century, even though its first release didn't appear until 2008. A ...
Pixel: Reminder
by Bruce Lindsay
When a band is described as a “powerhouse indie-jazz ensemble" it's a surprise when the first tune on its debut release is a gentle and rather moving solo performance by the band's vocalist and double bassist. “Prelude," the tune in question, demonstrates the more reflective side of Pixel, a Norwegian quartet whose approach certainly includes powerhouse ...
Lajos Dudas Quartet: Jazz And The City
by Bruce Lindsay
Lajos Dudas' What's Up Neighbour? (JazzSick, 2011), was a collaboration with pianist Hubert Bergmann. An eminently enjoyable set of improvised tunes, the album highlighted the veteran clarinetist's love of and talent for improvisation. Jazz And The City showcases Dudas' skills in a more straight-ahead setting, leading a quartet through a set of standards and originals. The ...
Tom Tallitsch: Heads Or Tales
by Bruce Lindsay
Tenor saxophonist Tom Tallitsch makes his Posi-Tone debut with Heads Or Tales, a welcome addition to that label's impressively strong roster of straight-ahead and swinging musicians. Tallitsch has a warm tone, a lyrical and flowing style and an ability to craft solos that add to the narrative of his compositions: qualities that make the tunes--all but ...
Troyka: Moxxy
by Bruce Lindsay
The three young British players who constitute Troyka--guitarist Chris Montague, keyboard player Kit Downes and drummer Joshua Blackmore--keep many things simple on their second album, Moxxy. One-word band name, album title and song titles keep things nice and easy. The album cover--a faux '50s Russian propaganda poster and a departure from Edition Records' usual visual style--maintains ...
Melissa James: Day Dawns
by Bruce Lindsay
It's obvious to even a casual observer of Britain's jazz scene that there is a resurgence in the art of the song and the craft of the vocalist. Singer/songwriter Melissa James is set to be one of the finest of this new breed: her unique approach to her craft is immediately apparent on Day Dawns, a ...
Jherek Bischoff: Composed
by Bruce Lindsay
The touring life isn't the one to which every musician aspires. Sometimes the call of the home, fireside and comfy slippers is stronger than that of the road. Seattle-based Jherek Bischoff--lately of Parenthetical Girls and The Dead Science--prefers working on music at home, producing and arranging as well as composing and playing. Composed, his debut under ...
Neil Welch: Boxwork
by Bruce Lindsay
Adjectives like “extraordinary" or “stunning" are overused epithets these days, their currency diminished. Such a shame, because Boxwork, from Washington State saxophonist Neil Welch, is stunning and extraordinary--not in the devalued contemporary sense of “quite interesting" but in the good, old-fashioned sense. From its beautifully handcrafted packaging to Welch's handwritten notes to the music itself, Boxwork ...
Jack Davies' Flea Circus: Jack Davies' Flea Circus
by Bruce Lindsay
It's a pity that James Brown has already laid claim to the title of Hardest Working Man In Show Business, because Jack Davies surely fits the bill to a “T." The young London-based trumpeter and writer runs his own record label, V & V, and leads three ensembles. In April 2012, he released his first three ...
Orrin Evans: Flip The Script
by Bruce Lindsay
In the wrong hands, the contemporary piano trio can sound like a retread of piano trios since the dawn of popular music. In the right hands it remains a potent force: exciting, engaging, full of imagination and capable of flights of invention. The hands of Orrin Evans are the right hands. The Philadelphia-born pianist is approaching ...
