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Lou Donaldson Quartet at Birdland
by Budd Kopman
The Lou Donaldson QuartetLou Donaldson: alto saxophone, Dr. Lonnie Smith: Hammond B3, Randy Johnston: guitar, Fukushi Tainaka: drums Birdland, NYC April 8, 2006 Birdland was packed for the 9 PM show, reinforcing the need to get there early in order to get a good table. While the sound is ...
Francois Richard: Ad Infinitum
by Budd Kopman
The flute often gets no respect as a jazz instrument, and even the notes to Ad Infinitum start off with a kind of apology saying that the flute has a “refined elegance and charm that make it a natural partner of the piano, and musical encounters with flute are often of the intimate, peaceful kind."
Artie Roth: Parallels
by Budd Kopman
Parallels, a collection of original compositions by bassist/leader/arranger Artie Roth, is another entry from the sizzling Canadian jazz scene. The quintet's front line of John MacLeod (flugelhorn) and Kelly Jefferson (tenor and soprano saxophones) receives support from the seemingly ubiquitous David Braid (piano), familiar from Set In Stone, Vivid, Beginnings and William Carn's Other Stories. Musicians ...
Phil Nimmons and David Braid: Beginnings
by Budd Kopman
David Braid has been making a lot of waves with releases like Set In Stone, which paid homage to the almost mythical Canadian jazz musician Fred Stone. For Beginnings, Braid teams up with Phil Nimmons, who actually played with Stone. Despite the fact that Nimmons is over fifty years older than Braid, he continues to look ...
The Bobo Stenson Trio at Birdland
by Budd Kopman
Bobo Stenson TrioBobo Stenson: piano, Anders Jormin: bass, Paul Motian: drumsBirdland, New York City March 18, 2006 Birdland was packed for the 9 pm show as the crowd anxiously awaited the entrance of the trio. This was the last night of a three night stand, and, from the moment that Stenson, Jormin ...
Tim Coffman: Crossroads
by Budd Kopman
Crossroads gives hope for the future of the jazz mainstream and ultimately for our society itself. If that statement seems like a grand overstatement, then you are in for a thrill when you hear how the straightforward, exciting and joyous way that Coffman and his band play his compositions and arrangements. Maintaining an ...
Steve Amirault: Breath
by Budd Kopman
Steve Amirault has produced a fine piano trio album in Breath. He's not a tricky player, but his music brims with emotion; his melodies and style reflect a very personal means of expression with little that would be called straight-ahead jazz. Though Amirault clearly has the chops, his playing is not about showing off or using ...
Jon Balke / Batagraf: Statements
by Budd Kopman
Batagraf is less a group or band than a collection of like-minded musicians who have come together to explore ideas related to rhythm and language. Made up of four percussionists and five vocalist/reciters, along with but two “normal" instrumentalists (trumpet and alto saxophone) and Balke himself playing electronic keyboard and percussion, plus some vocals and sound ...
Nehring/Koller & Braid: Set In Stone
by Budd Kopman
The Canadian music scene continues to bubble. One of Canada's almost mythical jazz musicians is trumpeter and flugelhornist ---> Fred Stone (1935-86). Stone was the first Canadian to join Duke Ellington's band, and the experience changed him, leading him to become an increasingly unique composer and arranger. This homage to Stone treats his ...
Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Solotude
by Budd Kopman
Based on hearing Eyran Katsenelenbogen's new solo record, I have no choice but to say that Art Tatum's spirit inhabits this phenomenal musician. To be able to even remotely compare a pianist to Tatum is saying something, and even if you are familiar with Tatum's playing (say, on Pablo), you might not be prepared for what ...
