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Jay Foote: Ubuntu!
by Budd Kopman
Ubuntu! is an extremely deceptive release that hides its expertise underneath seeming simplicity. Evoking the moods of such disparate recent releases as Paul Motian's Garden Of Eden and David Aaron's Cynical Rat Bastard, this record, while short at under forty minutes, sank its tentacles deep into my mind and would not let go for days on ...
The Tomasz Stanko Quartet at Birdland
by Budd Kopman
Tomasz Stanko Quartet Birdland New York, NYOctober 28, 2006 Birdland was sold out on this night, and, as was the case in March 2005 for the Suspended Nights tour, the air was bubbling with Polish. The crowd, while highly anticipatory, was quite serious, but of a markedly different kind ...
Sonido Isleno: Vive Jazz
by Budd Kopman
Vive Jazz is a prime example of what “Latin jazz" really means. Benjamin Lapidus, who leads the longstanding group Sonido Isleño, says, “I look for ways to put jazz into Latin music rather than making Latin music subordinate to jazz, which is the classic notion of Latin Jazz. I try to present musical situations that can ...
Mark Eisenman: Apparition
by Budd Kopman
Mark Eisenman is new to me, and I was surprised by this record. Eisenman, though born in New York City, has been based in Toronto since 1972, and has clearly positioned himself, quite proudly, on the conservative side of the jazz spectrum. What this means, especially with respect to Apparition, is that Eisenman's ...
Brian Allen / Tony Malaby / Tom Rainey: Synapse
by Budd Kopman
Because the eight tracks on this disc are free improvisations, Synapse officially qualifies as “difficult" music. The structure, density, dynamics and overall timbre evolve as each track plays, and as such takes a bit more closer listening, even repeated listenings, to begin to follow what these three wonderful musicians are doing. The album ...
Ed Neumeister: Reflection
by Budd Kopman
I am embarrassed to say that Ed Neumeister is a new name to me, since he is a master trombonist who plays the instrument with a tone and facility that almost belies its membership in the brass family. Neumeister is a veteran of many large groups, including Mel Lewis' big band, the Vanguard ...
Ilmiliekki Quartet at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
by Budd Kopman
Ilmiliekki QuartetNorthern Lights Jazz SeriesDizzy's Club Coca-Cola7:30 PM, October 9, 2006 The Ilmiliekki Quartet is a young, exciting group from Finland who are quite serious about creating an individual group sound through their compositions and improvisatory interactions. Soon to come out with a new album on TUM Records, the band ...
The Sheryl Bailey 3: Live @ The Fat Cat
by Budd Kopman
Live @ The Fat Cat is an intensely burning live recording which documents two gigs from November of 2005. Sporting killer chops along a natural talent for building a solo, Sheryl Bailey is a joy to listen to. But the pleasure does not stop there, as organist Gary Versace (who played on Loren Stillman's It Could ...
Will Holshouser: Singing To A Bee
by Budd Kopman
The first thing one notices about Singing To A Bee is the intricate packaging of folded cardboard with a magnetic catch (!) to hold the assembly together. Having never seen anything quite like this before (the winner in packaging originality thus far was Gebhard Ullmann's 1993 recording Ta Lam, released by 99 Records), I was more ...
Dino Saluzzi Group: Juan Condori
by Budd Kopman
Juan Condori is one of most heartfelt and deeply moving releases you will come across. It is about remembrance--of childhood, people and place, of things lost and regained, of relationships, of a life lived fully, with intent. It actually does not matter what label you give this music, but if you must, let ...
