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Various Artists: The Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions
by C. Andrew Hovan
As documented over the past century, the jazz message can be a varied and diverse thing, encompassing everything from the blues to the avant-garde. This is not to say that some styles haven’t been more popular than others. Clearly, the swing music of Benny Goodman and Count Basie rings truer for the average jazz fan than ...
One For All: Live at Smoke- Volume 1
by C. Andrew Hovan
Growing out of a weekly jam session that drummer Joe Farnsworth used to lead at a New York club called Augie’s, the hard bop ensemble One For All now encompasses a pool of leaders who still manage to get together and cultivate the kind of musical empathy that they’ve developed over the years. After two initial ...
Bill O'Connell Latin Jazz Project: Black Sand
by C. Andrew Hovan
Certainly no household name, pianist Bill O'Connell works on the sidelines without much fanfare and his last album was nearly ten years ago for the short-lived return of Creed Taylor's CTI label. But there's something to be said for life experiences and O'Connell's time spent with Mongo Santamaria and Dave Valentin, not to mention subbing for ...
One For All (Venus: The End of a Love Affair
by C. Andrew Hovan
Things just aren’t what they used to be and we’re not just talking about life these days post September 11th. From a jazz standpoint, the renaissance movement that was ushered in during the ‘80s seems to have run its course in many ways. The corporate pressures behind the major labels seem to be tightening their belts ...
Sam Newsome: This Masquerade
by C. Andrew Hovan
It's been ten years now since saxophonist Sam Newsome made his debut recording as a leader for Criss Cross Jazz, Sam I Am. Prior to that he had spent five years on the front line of Terrence Blanchard's quintet. Already established within the hard bop community and known as a tenor saxophone stylist of note, Newsome ...
The Herbie Nichols Project: Strange City
by C. Andrew Hovan
Since 1992, the Herbie Nichols Project has been dedicated to performing the music of a gentleman who in his lifetime was sadly neglected but who left behind a body of work just as idiosyncratic and distinctive as that of Thelonious Monk. Following their two previous releases, Dr. Cyclop’s Dream and Love Is Proximity, the group now ...
Charlie Haden/Egberto Gismonti: In Montreal
by C. Andrew Hovan
Back in 1989, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal organized several tribute concerts surrounding bassist Charlie Haden and many of his renowned peers. Of the various and sundry combinations put on display, the pairing of Haden with Brazilian composer and master musician Egberto Gismonti was surely the most inspired. Far from a marketing ploy, this ...
The Herbie Nichols Project: Strange City
by C. Andrew Hovan
Since 1992, the Herbie Nichols Project has been dedicated to performing the music of a gentleman who in his lifetime was sadly neglected but who left behind a body of work just as idiosyncratic and distinctive as that of Thelonious Monk. Following their two previous releases, Dr. Cyclop’s Dream and Love Is Proximity, the group now ...
Ralph Peterson: The Art of War
by C. Andrew Hovan
Just on the verge of marking his 40th year on the planet, drummer Ralph Peterson is not old enough to be considered an elder statesmen, but certainly has moved passed the period usually defined with being a young lion. He’s had his ups and downs and seems to be currently on a new path towards documenting ...
Jason Moran: Black Stars
by C. Andrew Hovan
Among the current crop of jazzmen at the new Blue Note, Jason Moran just might be the most ambitious. At a time when it seems that much of the current crop of new releases will have limited shelf lives at best, Moran’s music strikes a more profound chord. At present, a shining star in Greg Osby’s ...
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