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Ari Ambrose: Introducing Ari Ambrose
by C. Andrew Hovan
It takes guts to devote your life to playing jazz, not to mention the tenacity to make a living of it in the hustle and bustle of New York City. Obviously 26-year- old tenor saxophonist Ari Ambrose has more than enough gumption to give it a try, while also making his debut disc anything but the ...
Andy Fusco: Out of the Dark
by C. Andrew Hovan
For alto saxophonist Andy Fusco, Out of the Dark is really a “coming out" party in the sense that it's his debut for Criss Cross and it also provides his best recorded moments yet to date. A late bloomer, Fusco started to make a name for himself back in the early '80s when he was a ...
Various Artists: Blue Note Connoisseur Series: The Lost Sessions
by C. Andrew Hovan
When it came to the music that he put out on record, Blue Note producer Alfred Lion was a stickler for tight ensembles, inspired performances, and musically appealing content. This sometimes meant, added to the sheer prolific nature of the label, that many decent sessions ended up accumulating in the vaults over the years. Of course, ...
Steve Slagle: Steve Slagle Plays Monk
by C. Andrew Hovan
Well, let's admit it; the whole idea of doing tribute albums has really gotten out of hand recently. But if you're going to do this type of thing, then saxophonist Steve Slagle and his talented crew have the right idea. For starters, a piano is nowhere to be heard from, with the chameleon-like guitar of Dave ...
Rodney Whitaker: The Brooklyn Session: Ballads & Blues
by C. Andrew Hovan
Following in the footsteps of the immortal Paul Chambers, Rodney Whitaker promises to become one of the better bassist/leaders on the current scene, taking only a bit of a back seat to the more ubiquitous Christian McBride. He has two accomplished releases already under his belt for the Japanese DIW/Disc Union label (1996's Children of the ...
Jimmy Giuffre: The Complete Capitol and Atlantic Recordings of Jimmy Giuffre
by C. Andrew Hovan
If you're familiar with the royal reissue treatment provided by Mosaic Records than you know that one of the tenants of their company philosophy is the acknowledgment of not only established masters, but also neglected artists of great merit. Never so much has an artists fit the bill of overlooked genius than in the case of ...
Various Artists: The Savoy Story: Volume One- Jazz
by C. Andrew Hovan
You truly need a score card to keep up with the distribution end of the Savoy label over the past five to ten years or so. Going as far back as this reviewer can remember, Muse was reissuing the catalog on vinyl and then CD, usually with re-done covers. A bit further down the road, things ...
Walt Weiskopf: Anytown
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although popularity and critics polls speak much to the contrary, saxophonist and composer Walt Weiskopf is one of the most artistic and exceptional jazz musicians around. That he's gone as long as he has without receiving much notice by the jazz press or public at large is undeniably inexplicable. This fact is made even more confounding ...
Anita O'Day: The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions
by C. Andrew Hovan
In the world of song, there are clearly stylists and then there are true jazz vocalists. To the latter category, Anita O'Day has to be counted as one of the few who have built a recorded legacy as important as that of any jazz instrumentalist. A discriminating artist with a solid musical background, word has it ...
John Abercrombie: Open Land
by C. Andrew Hovan
Truth be told, John Abercrombie has always been one of the more neglected players of his generation. He's never done the more commercial types of things that have brought fellow guitarists like Pat Metheny a broader audience base, and yet the irony is that his adventurous style and sound was the forerunner of such current underground ...
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