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Richie Cole: Then & Now
by C. Michael Bailey
Saxophonist Richie Cole perfected the art of turning all tunes, no matter their origin, into be-bop, thus perfecting what Charlie Parker started when he launched into his now famous recording of “Embraceable You. Two simultaneously released albums, recorded twenty three years apart, show off Cole's talents to powerful effect. Richie Cole and Art Pepper ...
The Miles Davis Quintet: Miles Davis: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
by C. Michael Bailey
The noted Irish-American author Thomas Cahill has written a series of books called “The Hinges of History" where, instead of concentrating on war, outrage, and catastrophe, the author illuminates stories of grace, great gift-givers and the evolution of our human sensibility. Cahill brings to life those personalities who had the greatest impact on who we are. ...
Christian McBride: Live at Tonic
by C. Michael Bailey
Bassist Christian McBride detonated a funkfest in New York City last year and documented it digitally on Live at Tonic. This three-CD set is filled to the brim with music, each disc clocking in at greater than an hour. The problem is there exists a certain 1970s self indulgence on two of the three discs. But ...
Dr. John: Mercernary
by C. Michael Bailey
On Mercernary the good doctor, Mac Rebennack, performs a Voodoo mass on the music of Johnny Mercer, casting it in the gris-gris patois of his native New Orleans. This union of standards and Creole is a contentious one, showing that one cannot force a square peg into a round hole. “Blues in the Night, “I'm an ...
The Pete Zimmer Quintet: Burnin' Live at the Jazz Standard
by C. Michael Bailey
The beauty of music is that when a subgenre emerges, it can evolve, even as the overall genre evolves. This is evident with hard bop and Burnin' Live. To be sure, this is hard bop. It is patently East Coast. The combo format is a trumpet/tenor quintet. The music is bebop, as passed through the prism ...
The Beston Barnett Quartet: Curious Melodies from the Lost Travel Diaries of Sir Albus Manchild
by C. Michael Bailey
Curious Melodies is an interesting, even prophetic recording by guitarist Beston Barnett that combines intelligent musical composition with a fun fictional narrative, making a story that doubles as its own soundtrack. The overriding theme is the discovery of compositions by the fictitious widely traveled Sir Albus Manchild, a polymathic wanderer. A narrator introduces the musical document ...
Mark Kleinhaut Trio: Holding the Center
by C. Michael Bailey
Maine guitarist Mark Kleinhaut expands his impressive discography with Holding the Center, a progressive, contemporary outing. On his previous two recordings, A Balance of Light and Chasing Tales, Kleinhaut employed trumpeter Tiger Okoshi and alto saxophonist Bobby Watson, respectively. Here the guitarist displays his own considerable talent in the more intimate trio format. Kleinhaut ...
Little Feat: Barnstormin' Volumes 1 & 2
by C. Michael Bailey
Little Feat whet our appetite with the release of Barnstormin' Live, Volume One last year. A second volume has just been released and the two have been packaged together. Since the band's reformation in 1988, it has released numerous live recordings, including the archival releases Raw Tomatoes, Volume 1 & Ripe Tomatoes, Volume 1 and three ...
Eddie Daniels Quartet: Mean What You Say
by C. Michael Bailey
The presence of Hank Jones permeates this recording so much that the Eddie Daniels Quartet may be better titled the Hank Jones-Eddie Daniels Quartet on Mean What You Say. In fact, the whole quartet, rounded out with bassist Richard Davis and drummer Kenny Washington, is top-drawer, which goes a long way in making Mean What You ...
Eric Reed: Here
by C. Michael Bailey
Pianist Eric Reed is one of the most articulate and intelligent ambassadors of jazz performing today. His 21st Century recordings Happiness, From My Heart, Mercy and Grace, E-Bop, and Merry Magic show Reed fully formed and creatively fluid. Add to these thoughts bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Willie Jones III, and the jazz listenership receives the ...
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