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Larry Karush: Art of the Improviser
by C. Michael Bailey
Naxos Jazz—Again and Again. Naxos Jazz releases improve with each wave hitting the market's shore. The music released ranges from middle-of-the-road mainstream (Gordon Brisker Quintet— The Gift [86001]) to the avant-garde (Niko Schäuble— On the Other Hand [86011]). Naxos Jazz has released discs devoted to Jazz giants (James Zollar— Soaring with Bird [86008] and Bill Cunliffe— ...
Sherman Irby: Big Mama's Biscuits
by C. Michael Bailey
Redux. AAJ 's John Sharpe opined a brief and sharp-creased assessment of this record in the November issue. I am chiming in to add some observations, not to try and improve on Mr. Sharpe's commentary. The Heart of the Matter. Irby's performances with Ed Cherry on acoustic guitar reminds me of the Frank Morgan Collaboration Listen ...
The George Shearing Quintet: Christmas With The George Shearing Quintet
by C. Michael Bailey
Review Redux. I was just putting the finishing touches on my January review of Christmas with The George Shearing Quintet when I read the December reviews and found that my colleague Douglas Payne had already covered this ground. I thought, “Drat, he did not miss one stylistic or compositional allusion that I heard" (with the exception ...
Gene Harris and the Philip Morris All-Stars: Live
by C. Michael Bailey
Good News/Bad News. The editors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette sum up Gene Harris' craft by stating that, “Harris is always going to end up making the same record, but so far it still sounds pretty good". I agree. Gene Harris, Ray Bryant, Junior Mance, and Monty Alexander all play ...
Mike Nock Quintet: Ozboppin'
by C. Michael Bailey
A Man for All Seasons. Since Naxos Jazz released its first discs, one name continually pops up both as a performer, producer and executive producer: New Zealander Mike Nock. Nock has already performed on two Naxos Jazz discs: The angular Mike Nock Trio Not We But One (86006-2) and the rollicking New York Jazz Collective’s I ...
Stefon Harris: A Cloud of Red Dust
by C. Michael Bailey
Vibrulous. A Cloud of Red Dust is 25 year old vibraphonist Stefon Harris' debut as leader. It is an exciting debut because it provides a fresh entry into a sparsely populated field in jazz and illustrates how Blue Note is proactively supporting young artists while also maintaining their proven lable of artists and reissue programs. Jimmy ...
Bill Cunliffe: Bill Plays Bud
by C. Michael Bailey
Bouncing With Bill. Chick Corea's recent tribute to Be Bop pioneer Bud Powell, Remembering Bud Powell (Concord/Stretch 9012-2) was a welcome tribute to the Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie of the piano. Bud Powell, while constantly being critically acknowledged, has had relatively few program recordings of his music by other musicians. Joining Corea in recognizing Powell is the ...
Donny McCaslin: Exile and Discovery
by C. Michael Bailey
East/West Coast Jazz. Donny McCaslin is a Santa Cruz-born, Berklee-trained tenor saxophonist who has played with Gary Burton, Eddie Gomez, and Maria Schneider. He performed at this past year's Monterey Jazz Festival and is now debuting as a date leader on Exile and Discovery. Naxos Jazz has burned an excellent CD of McCaslin and his merry ...
Carri Coltrane: Flamenco Sketches
by C. Michael Bailey
Carri Coltrane...Eugene McDaniels?. With Flamenco Sketches, emerging jazz vocalist Carri Coltrane waxes her third release for Numoon records. Last year saw the release of The First Time and the seasonal Child in My Heart (reviewed by this critic in last month's AAJ. All three recordings were produced by noted music Renaissance man Eugene McDaniels. McDaniels has ...
Herbie Hancock: Gershwin's World
by C. Michael Bailey
Gershwin. Herbie Hancock has fashioned his birthday present to George Gershwin (and us) in the form of a suite, a musical collage that presents not only Gershwin's music, but other music popular during the time Gershwin was active as well. Hancock arranges this suite with a carefully selected and disparate group of artists that range from ...
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