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Misha Mengelberg: Solo
by Mark Corroto
The intimacy of jazz has always been its most powerful draw. The listener, somewhat of a voyeur to the musician’s inner soul, is positioned either at a live concert, or in the case of a quality recording, at a comfortable (or uncomfortable) distance. Here the listener catches the creative act at its fountainhead. Misha Mengelberg’s music ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra: Jo
by Glenn Astarita
The well-educated composer/pianist Satoko Fujii is the recipient of many industry-related awards while accumulating a fairly significant track record in modern jazz circles whether she’s performing free-improvisation within the traditional piano trio format or here with a 15-piece ensemble. In Japanese, Jo translates into “beginning”, which to some extent may serve as a paradigm for the ...
John Tchicai: John Tchicai's Infintesimal Flash
by Glenn Astarita
With Infinitesimal Flash revered woodwind specialist John Tchicai teams with the extremely talented tenor saxophonist Francis Wong which makes for a formidable and thoroughly adventurous front-line sax section. As one would presuppose, the musicians explore the outer reaches of jazz boundaries by incorporating power, tenacity and divergent ideologies while merging world beat motifs in seamless fashion. ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra: Jo
by Jim Santella
An explosive ensemble, Satoko Fujii’s 15-piece New York big band includes some of the world’s most creative improvisers working with powerful charts. A 1987 graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and a 1996 graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Fujii exhibits forward-leaning elements of compositional style while allowing ample freedom for ...
Freedom of Assembly: Freedom of Assembly
by Derek Taylor
Light on liner notes, but rife with quiet timbres and subtle shadings this disc is a ruminative feast. I had not heard of these three players before listening to this release but their work here left me wanting to hear more. That is perhaps the greatest praise possible when it comes to evaluating music. Their winsome ...
Maybe Monday (Ochs-Frith-Masaoka): Saturn's Finger
by Glenn Astarita
Saturn’s Finger is a new release by the trio which calls itself “Maybe Monday” consisting of saxophonist Larry Ochs, guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith along with master “koto” performer Miya Masaoka who also utilizes various electronics. What we have here are three performers who possess extensive, disparate resumes along with exemplary credentials. The title track, ...
