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Ronnie Foster: On the Avenue & Cheshire Cat
by C. Andrew Hovan
While it's true that the declining years of the Blue Note label saw many releases of a lesser quality when compared with the golden gems of the label's heydays, sweeping generalizations lead to value judgments that might not always be applicable. Up through the mid '70s, artists like Horace Silver and Gene Harris continued to record ...
Reissues We Almost Missed in 2004
by C. Andrew Hovan
Serving somewhat as a companion piece to CDs We Almost Missed in 2004 , this survey of reissued material brings to the fore several discs that were deserving of reissue last year but which somehow escaped coverage upon release or thereafter. Unlike the considerable effort it takes in compiling candidates for discs of new music that ...
CDs We Almost Missed in 2004
by C. Andrew Hovan
The life of a music journalist is one of a continuous juggling act. At first, I had no problem keeping up with the large number of discs that made their way to me on a weekly basis. But once other writing projects started coming my way, such as liner notes, feature articles, and the like, there ...
Threes On Keys
by C. Andrew Hovan
One of the more perfect configurations for music making, the piano trio is capable of variegated textures. From Nat Cole to Peter Cincotti, the flexible size of the trio has proven to be a valuable working tool for various jazz pianists over the years. But as they say, the proof is in the pudding, which means ...
Best Reissues of 2004
by C. Andrew Hovan
Keeping with tradition, over the past few years this column has turned its attention to some of the best reissues of the past twelve months, looking carefully for any albums that might have been profiled here and subsequently made it to compact disc. Not surprisingly, the vault material still available for mining becomes increasingly less and ...
Charlie Hunter and Bill Frisell In Cleveland
by C. Andrew Hovan
A popular attraction among the younger crowds who follow such jam bands as Medeski, Martin & Wood and Soulive, guitarist Charlie Hunter has carved a niche for himself over the years with a dance-based approach to improvisation and an enviable degree of chops that allow him to play his own bass lines in tandem with his ...
Jazzy Soundtracks 4: Kean
by C. Andrew Hovan
The Riverside Jazz Stars Jazzy Soundtracks 4: Kean Riverside 1961Last time out we focused on a jazz version of a 60's Broadway play and we continue in a similar vein this month with an unusual treatment of another long forgotten production. Kean opened in New York City at ...
Jazzy Soundtracks 3: Kwamina
by C. Andrew Hovan
Billy Taylor Orchestra Jazzy Soundtracks 3: Kwamina Mercury 1962Continuing our look into soundtrack albums of a jazz nature, we depart this month from film scores to take a look at a jazz interpretation of music from a Broadway production. Opening in October of 1961 and running for a ...
John Swana: On Target & New York-Philly Junction
by C. Andrew Hovan
It seems like a lot of up and coming trumpeters these days go for the bop stylings of Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw as their main influence. Far fewer look to players like Art Farmer or Kenny Wheeler for inspiration. That's what has made watching the development of Philadelphia trumpet man John Swana so fascinating over ...
Wycliffe Gordon: United Soul Experience & Dig This!!
by C. Andrew Hovan
Straight out of the Wynton Marsalis school of jazz, trombone man Wycliffe Gordon cut his teeth with the ubiquitous trumpeter, yet unlike many from the Marsalis clan, Gordon has shown over the past few years that his musical personality takes in far more far reaching influences than the retro styled swing that Marsalis chooses as his ...
