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The Saxman Cometh: New Verve LPR Reissues
by C. Andrew Hovan
Still the leader of the pack when it comes to reissues, the Verve Music Group has had a banner year with a wealth of intriguing product that comes from a vast number of catalogs in their holdings including Verve, Mercury, Argo/Cadet, MGM, Smash, and Phillips. The LPR series, which stands for LP reproduction, attempts to package ...
Benny Golson: Setting Standards
by C. Andrew Hovan
Great jazz artists have always set themselves apart in two areas: They display a highly developed degree of instrumental prowess, coupled with an unmistakably individual voice. Far more elusive, however, is that proverbial needle in the haystack: the jazz player who not only speaks with 'lan, but also composes his own distinctive material. One of the ...
Soul Journey: Michael Weiss and the Art of Composition
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although he's spent a good deal of his career as a valued sideman, communing with such jazz masters as Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, and Junior Cook, the time has arrived for pianist and composer Michael Weiss to make his own mark as one of the true original voices on the current jazz scene. In the past ...
Three Views From the Vanguard: Lovano, Moran & Solal
by C. Andrew Hovan
As a part of history, the Village Vanguard has been host to more jazz legends than can probably be jotted down on a single sheet of paper. With renown acoustics that are highly favored by most artists, it's no surprise too that there are scores of live recordings to come from the venue including the now ...
Michael Weiss: Soul Journey
by C. Andrew Hovan
It’s not often that you find jazz compositions of the caliber that Michael Weiss offers up on his own self-produced Soul Journey. But then, you have to consider that the pianist and composer did take home the grand prize in the Monk Institute’s Composers Competition in 2000. The second word in the title is actually a ...
Grachan Moncur III: Mosaic Select 1
by C. Andrew Hovan
We take it for granted these days, with packages as large as 18 discs (the Bill Evans Verve box) or even 20 discs (the Complete Miles Davis at Montreux), but back about 20 years ago when Mosaic Records started looking at comprehensive reissues, such massive surveys were all but a pipe dream. For better or worse, ...
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 ...
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