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Samo Salamon: Fall Memories
by Budd Kopman
Guitarist Samo Salamon's remarkable Fall Memories is the second part (in recording date order) of the diptych by his European Quartet that includes Nano (Zalozba Goga, 2007), and which represents the current state of Salamon's musical development. The most singular aspect of his music as it has progressed is that, while each release has a different ...
Samo Salamon: Nano
by Budd Kopman
With the virtually simultaneous release of the intriguingly delightful Nano and Fall Memories (Splasc(H), 2007), guitarist Samo Salamon brings forth his European Quartet. A true jazzman of the world, his projects have included musicians and attitudes taken from both sides of the Atlantic, resembling the older Gebhard Ullmann. Salamon's three previous releases--Two Hours ...
The Plunge Trio: Refreshingly Addictive
by Budd Kopman
Recorded live in the studio in front of an audience, Refreshingly Addictive is the third release by this exceedingly intuitive group, following Plunge (Kopasetic, 2004) and Plunge With Bobo Stenson (Kopasetic, 2005). The sequence of albums shows the trio gaining confidence in themselves and each other, as they gradually strip away the extraneous, ...
Squat: Squat
by Budd Kopman
When a band, or at least the defining inspiration for it, lasts fourteen years, you know that something is working. Guitarist Trey Wright-- Where I'm Calling From(Namaste Records, 2007) nominally leads the Squat collective, and this eponymous album is the band's tenth since 1999. Wildly popular in the Athens, Georgia area, Squat has ...
Michel Petrucciani: Non Stop Travels / Trio Live in Stuttgart
by Budd Kopman
Michel Petrucciani Non Stop Travels/Trio Live in Stuttgart Dreyfus Records 2008 The phenomenon that was pianist Michel Petrucciani (b. December 28th, 1962, d. January 6th, 1999) is brought to life by this double-feature DVD from Dreyfus Records. Containing the hour-long documentary (Non-Stop Travels With Michel Petrucciani) that ...
Roni Ben-Hur: Keepin' It Open
by Budd Kopman
Roni Ben-Hur, originally from Israel, has been a mainstay of the New York straight-ahead scene for twenty years now. Having a style that is clearly out of the Wes Montgomery/Grant Green mold, Ben-Hur makes no apologies for his predilection for the sound and style of the Blue Note label from the fifties and sixties. Like saxophonist ...
Scott Colley: Architect Of The Silent Moment
by Budd Kopman
A work that presents a deeply mined and singular mood, Architect Of The Silent Moment is subdued yet coolly intense. The album presents a unified musical vision built on bass vamps and grooves with little true melodic development or harmonic changes, allowing the soloists much freedom within each defined section. While the prevailing ...
Avishai Cohen: As Is ... Live At The Blue Note
by Budd Kopman
As Is ... Live At The Blue Note is a CD and DVD document of a superb set. Bassist Avishai Cohen is a true virtuoso on both the electric and acoustic bass and, quite naturally, his compositions are extremely strong rhythmically. The band consists of his working trio, keyboardist Sam Barsh and drummer ...
Dick de Graaf: Trio Nuevo - Jazz Meets Tango
by Budd Kopman
Saxophonist Dick de Graaf's restless and inquisitive musical imagination is on display once more with the enchanting Trio Nuevo - Jazz Meets Tango. The album's (and group's) title is a direct reference to Astor Piazzolla (b. March 11, 1921, d. July 4, 1992) and the music he created: Tango Nuevo. Piazzolla himself was ...
Dick de Graaf: Moving Target
by Budd Kopman
Possessing a tight sound that cuts through the rest of the band, saxophonist Dick de Graaf spins lines and ideas with abandon on Moving Target. If an album can be thought of as a calling card that gives an idea of how the band would sound live, then this album should produce plenty of gigs.
