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J.D. Allen: Pharoah's Children
by C. Andrew Hovan
When it comes to recordings of mainstream excellence, it's hard to ignore the impressive battery of titles that producer Gerry Teekens has built up for his Criss Cross imprimatur. The label has established an consistently reliable reputation among experienced musicians, most recently shifting towards documenting some cutting edge musicians of a younger age. Case in point, ...
David Kikoski: Combinations
by C. Andrew Hovan
The victim of corporate disregard for an artist's work, pianist David Kikoski has recorded many records as a leader over the years, although all but his most recent string of releases for Criss Cross are currently unavailable. This fact, along with his extensive work as a sideman, meant that until 1998's Inner Trust, few were aware ...
Tim Warfield: Jazz Is...
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although it exists solely for the purposes of recordings and the occasional live gig, Tim Warfield’s quintet (Warfield- tenor saxophone; Nicholas Payton- trumpet; Cyrus Chestnut- piano; Tarus Mateen- bass; Clarence Penn- drums) has been a marvel to hear over the course of four albums dating back to the critically acclaimed A Cool Blue from 1995. They ...
Pete Malinverni: Autumn in New York
by C. Andrew Hovan
Remaining just a bit below the radar scans of all but the most astute jazz followers, New Yorker Pete Malinverni has recorded a total of four albums now for the Reservoir label and each one has spoken eloquently for a greater appreciation of his gifts. His most recent is Autumn in New York (Reservoir 171) and ...
Adam Rogers: Art of the Invisible
by C. Andrew Hovan
Hard to say whether or not producer Gerry Teekens has a special affinity for guitarists, but over the years his catalog has swelled with such skilled plectrists as Jimmy Raney, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom, Kurt Rosenwinkle, and Jesse Van Ruller. Now add to that list the name of Adam Rogers, a versatile and valuable sideman who ...
Wycliffe Gordon: United Soul Experience
by C. Andrew Hovan
It's dangerous to take labels too seriously where music is involved. Take Wycliffe Gordon, for instance. A protégé of Wynton Marsalis and former charter member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the trombonist is most clearly associated with mainstream sensibilities. Truth be told, however, Gordon has evidenced varied interests by such projects as his studio effort ...
Carmell Jones: Mosaic Select 2
by C. Andrew Hovan
I have to claim a special affinity for the music of trumpeter Carmell Jones as documented on this three-disc set. Going back to an interview I conducted with Mosaic’s Michael Cuscuna a few years back, I commented on how much of the Pacific Jazz material that had been reissued up to that point consisted largely of ...
Bob Brookmeyer: 7 x Wilder
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although he never really received much of the recognition due to him at the time, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer developed a distinctive catalog in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s that asserted the lighter strains of West Coast ‘cool’, but below the surface burned with a hale and hearty flame that owed just as much to ...
One For All
by C. Andrew Hovan
Jilly’s Dayton, Ohio April 26, 2003 As the Dayton arts support group Cityfolk prepared to wind down their jazz series for the year, they couldn’t have wished for a stronger or more accomplished unit than One For All to help them wrap things up with a bang. This gathering of New ...
Steve Wilson Quartet
by C. Andrew Hovan
Jilly’s Dayton, Ohio March 22, 2003 While it’s often assumed that only the big cities can entice touring jazz names to their concert venues, the fact remains that there are pockets of activity in unlikely places throughout the country that would surprise even the most avid of jazz followers. Such is ...
