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Moacir Santos: Maestro
by C. Andrew Hovan
Moacir Santos Maestro Blue Note Records 1972 Among a sizable number of Brazilian composers who are better known in their homeland than abroad, few can lay claim to a more substantive and varied catalog of music as that written by the great Moacir Santos. A prodigy of sorts, ...
Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet: The Complete Argo/Mercury Sessions
by C. Andrew Hovan
Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet The Complete Argo/Mercury Sessions Mosaic Records 2004 Times were different. Back in the '50s and '60s there were jazz bands that we might today call true “super groups, but back then it was just an outgrowth of a particularly fertile period for talent. As a result, ...
Alex Sipiagin: Equilibrium
by C. Andrew Hovan
Russian native Alex Sipiagin has been a first call trumpeter for several New York big bands for the past five years or so. A veteran of the Mingus Big Band, the Gil Evans Orchestra, and the Dave Holland Big Band, Sipiagin has been a favorite with critics but has yet to break though to the jazz ...
Wycliffe Gordon and the Garden City Gospel Choir: In the Cross
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although the trombone hasn't always been the most popular of jazz instruments, a varied and variegated stable of talented jazz trombonists can be found among the lineage of historical jazz artists. From the Dixie strains of Jack Teagarden to the forward-thinking innovations of Roswell Rudd, the trombone has been adaptable to a wide variety of stylistic ...
Conrad Herwig/Brian Lynch: Que Viva Coltrane
by C. Andrew Hovan
In recent years, trumpeter Brian Lynch and trombonist Conrad Herwig were part of one of Eddie Palmieri's better late period ensembles, proving to be an incendiary addition to a high-octane ensemble dedicated to the fiery hybrid most folks refer to as salsa. It's perfectly logical then for the pair to team up for a recent project ...
Ralph Peterson: The Fo'tet Augmented
by C. Andrew Hovan
Back in the early '90s, drummer Ralph Peterson was hot off an introductory phase that included a part played in the hard bop collective Out of the Blue. Formed by the powers that be at Blue Note upon the resurrection of the iconic label back in 1985, the ensemble saw several youngsters go on to bigger ...
Mosaic Records Box Reviews
by C. Andrew Hovan
Since 1983, Mosaic Records has been at the forefront of the reissue market, dedicating themselves to definitive collections by both acknowledged jazz masters and neglected talents deserving of wider recognition. From the traditional sounds of Eddie Condon and George Lewis, to the hard bop of Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley, and even the blues of Amos ...
Sean Jones Quartet at Night Town
by C. Andrew Hovan
Night Town Cleveland Heights, OH March 20, 2005 Due to the time he spent studying at Youngstown State and gigging in Cleveland, trumpeter Sean Jones has built a large following in Northeast Ohio and indeed many of his fans made their way to Night Town on a recent Sunday evening for two ...
Bobbi Humphrey: Flute-In
by C. Andrew Hovan
Bobbi Humphrey Flute-In Blue Note Records 1971 Last time out we looked at two particularly neglected Blue Note gems from keyboard man Ronnie Foster which actually got me to thinking about the present state of that iconic jazz catalog. While the Connoisseur and RVG series have brought to ...
The Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-1962
by C. Andrew Hovan
Various Artists The Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-1962 Mosaic Records 2004 Following the be-bop innovations of the early to mid '50s and the subsequent popularity of hard bop during the '60s, many of jazz music's elder statesmen found themselves in a very precarious position. Swing and Dixie styles had ...
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