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Victor Prieto: Persistencia
by Budd Kopman
Trios are sensitive things. They take a jump in the complexity from duos, yet can't be split into rhythm and lead instruments like quartets. To create a cohesive sound, all the members of the trio must be listening carefully to the overall balance. Each can essentially be a soloist at a different level. The trio that ...
Lucian Ban and Alex Harding: The Tuba Project
by Budd Kopman
With The Tuba Project, Lucian Ban and Alex Harding have put together a raucous, bluesy, energetic, and at times ecstatic album. Drawing from deep roots in jazz and Afro-American music, these musicians play with a contagious abandon. The CIMP recording technique, which takes great care in capturing the sound of the band live ...
Howard Leshaw: Shadow Song
by Budd Kopman
In Shadow Song, Howard Leshaw has created a finely balanced disc of originals. His saxophone sound, which is very pure and bit on the thin side, has a soft edge with the hint of vibrato at the end of a phrase; it's seductive, but not overtly so. The swing of “Sayief" sits so ...
Goran Ivanovic: Goran Ivanovic Group
by Budd Kopman
Put Goran Ivanovic Group in your CD player, then sit down quickly and hang on to your seat. The energy that pours out of the speakers will literally bowl you over before you know what happened, or you might just want to get up and dance. But there is much more than sheer energy on this ...
Ramona Borthwick: A New Leaf
by Budd Kopman
A New Leaf is at turns melodious, swinging, emotional and cool. Like Min Rager's Bright Road, it is brimming with energy and good vibes, and the compositions are first rate. The choice of title tune is always instructive, and the opening “A New Leaf" exposes Ramona Borthwick's many influences. Starting with a simple, ...
Paul Motian: ECM Recordings
by Budd Kopman
Paul Motian (born 1931, Philadelphia) has had a long career and is widely considered one of the most influential modern drummers, accentuating melodic aspects while downplaying timekeeping. While he obviously can keep time, as evidenced by his early work with the Bill Evans trio (1959-1962) at first with Scott LaFaro on bass and then Chuck Israels, ...
Chris Madsen: Hidden
by Budd Kopman
Hidden is one of those mainstream discs that reminds us that there really is life and originality in accessible jazz. Chris Madsen, an extremely talented composer, makes the flow of each track continually surprising. He is also a deep thinking soloist who refuses to go for the easy lick. The smile factor on ...
Jackalope at Jimmy's 43, NYC
by Budd Kopman
Jackalope (John Abercrombie: guitar; Loren Stillman: alto saxophone; Bobo Meyer: drums) Jimmy's 43New York, NYFebruary 16, 2006 Jimmy's (43 East 7th Street) is a relatively new space in the East Village in New York City. It bills itself as a European rathskeller with comfort food and handcrafted beers.
David Aaron's Short Memory at 55 Bar, NYC
by Budd Kopman
David Aaron's Short Memory 55 Bar New York City January 19, 2006 Jazz is more than a musical language that can be learned in school. It is more than playing “this" scale over “that" chord when it is “this" part of a progression to get “that" sound. Jazz ...
David Aaron's Short Memory: Cynical Rat Bastard
by Budd Kopman
David Aaron presents Cynical Rat Bastard as “a heavy dose of aural voyeurism [which] invites the listener to press an ear to the keyhole for this insomniac's foray through an all-night carnival." The pose of a quirky, gen-X, ultra-cynical slacker is reinforced by the CD notes crediting someone for “missing the point" and dedicating the release ...
