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Slide Hampton and the World of Trombones
by C. Andrew Hovan
Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, Ohio December 14, 2002 For several years now, a number of Cleveland-based arts organizations ( Musical Arts Association, Cleveland Museum of Art, Northeast Ohio Jazz Society, and Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland ) have pulled together their efforts to present a yearly concert series ...
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 ...
Crossing Borders: Reflections on the 30th Annual IAJE Conference
by C. Andrew Hovan
For the first time in its history, the International Association for Jazz Education held its annual convention outside of U.S. borders. Toronto served as an especially hospitable host for four days straight of high-octane jazz tailor made for media types, broadcasters, musicians, students, and jazz educators. The sheer abundance of activity (workshops, panels, discussions, concerts) makes ...
2002's Best Jazz Reissues
by C. Andrew Hovan
As we kick off 2003, we vary the premise of this column just a bit. Usually, each month the spotlight turns on a featured album worthy of rediscovery and which has yet to have been reissued on compact disc. But this time out we're going to stop to surmise the reissue scene of the past year ...
Ralph Peterson: Subliminal Seduction
by C. Andrew Hovan
Few jazz drummers in the history of the music have carved a niche as leaders. Obviously, Art Blakey set the precedent with the many different ensembles that he fostered over the years. For a brief period in the ‘80s, it was Tony Williams who broke new ground not only in terms of the guidance he provided ...
Grant Green: Retrospective 1961-1966
by C. Andrew Hovan
While the history books will more than likely survey the lineage of jazz guitar by focusing on such technically dazzling plectrists as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, and Kenny Burrell, a wider view with a focus on peripheral talents will likely support the fact that instrumental proficiency is but a mere part of the overall success of ...
Larry Coryell: Cedars of Avalon
by C. Andrew Hovan
Spanning more genres than most of the guitarists his age, Larry Coryell was there when fusion was making its first appearance. Although largely unacknowledged, Gary Burton’s early RCA sides found Coryell playing with an edgy rock-inflected tone that was just as responsible for a new era in jazz as such commonly cited fusion classics like Miles ...
Sonny Stitt: The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Recordings
by C. Andrew Hovan
Easily one of the most recorded saxophonists in the annals of modern jazz history, saxophonist Sonny Stitt’s catalog is filled with almost equal portions of the inspired and the routine. At his best, he was a melody man who combined a love of Johnny Hodges’ rich sonorities with a bop-inflected tartness akin to that of Charlie ...
Herbie Hancock: The Herbie Hancock Box
by C. Andrew Hovan
While some might disagree, arguably pianist Herbie Hancock’s most memorable performances on tape would have to include his own Blue Note sessions and sideman appearances with Miles Davis. That is not to say that he’s done nothing of significance since the ‘60s, but for sheer mainstream brilliance nothing really comes close to Maiden Voyage or such ...
Joshua Redman: Elastic
by C. Andrew Hovan
There's no doubt that Joshua Redman is well on his way to defining a singular voice. But the critical response to Redman's art has often been mixed, the irony being in the fact that his original material is quite distinctive, yet possibly just a bit too glossy to satisfy those 'dyed in the wool' types. Elastic ...
