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Niko Schuable: On The Other Hand
by C. Michael Bailey
In A Silent Way. Niko Schuable's On The Other Hand would have never been possible with out Miles Davis' excursion into what would be called Jazz-Rock Fusion. This music is not my cup of tea. When I first heard Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz, I could not help wondering why such a fine bassist as Scott LaFaro ...
Miles Davis: The Complete Birth of the Cool
by C. Michael Bailey
Addendum. Alex Henderson reviewed this re-release in the June issue of AAJ, succinctly honoring it as an important re- release of some of the most essential jazz music produced. I wholeheartedly agree. I always prefer to offer context and that is what I want to add to Mr. Henderson's fine review. Move. The first ...
Los Angeles Jazz Quartet: Look To The East
by C. Michael Bailey
Pianoless Quartet. The Los Angeles Jazz Quartet is a guitar trio plus reeds, consisting of Larry Koonse on guitar, Chuck Manning on tenor and soprano saxophones, and Darek Oleszkiewicz on bass, and Kevin Tullius on drums. They play a straight-ahead brand of jazz that is very accessible and mainstream. Of the 10 recent Naxos Jazz releases, ...
Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall
by C. Michael Bailey
Pilgrimage Back to Miles. Miles Davis is the single most important figure in jazz music history. There. I said it. I have read a truck load of music criticism addressing a collection of the most influential jazz musicians, but no critic has ever gone out on a limb to name the single most important figure. So, ...
Wynton Marsalis: The Midnight Blues: Standard Time Volume 5
by C. Michael Bailey
In his book, Lives of the Great Composers, Harold C. Schonberg titles each composer's life with a short, densely descriptive phrase. He titles the chapter on Johannes Brahms, “Keeper of the Flame." He opens the chapter with this comparison of Richard Wagner, J.S. Bach and Brahms: “Wagner was a revolutionary, spearheading the future. Brahms was the ...
The Ray Bryant Trio: The Ray Bryant Trio: Ray's Tribute to His Piano Friends
by C. Michael Bailey
Though I have several recordings on which Ray Bryant appears, I had been unaware of who he is and where he fits in the musical scheme of things. Recently, while listening to several demo CDs, I came across his newest recording, The Ray Bryant Trio: Ray?s Tribute to his Piano Friends, and fell in love with ...
Dave McKenna and Buddy DeFranco: Dave McKenna and Buddy DeFranco: You Must Believe in Swing
by C. Michael Bailey
Sing, Sing, Sing. Dave McKenna and Buddy DeFranco have been active musicians over approximately that same period. Both are recognized as expert in their respective musical areas. Dave McKenna is an acknowledged master of the swing piano school, specializing in songs of the 1930s. Buddy DeFranco is reputed to be the evolutionary link between Benny Goodman ...
Fred Hersch: Thelonious: Fred Hersch Plays Monk
by C. Michael Bailey
I had the opportunity to see the Fred Hersch Trio perform at the Wildwood Jazz Festival (Little Rock) in 1996. At the time I was unfamiliar with him and thus had no expectations of his performance. I found him to be a precise performer and exceptional arranger. His trio was razor sharp, sculpting standards and originals ...
The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars: The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars: Dizzy's 80th Birthday Party
by C. Michael Bailey
A few years preceding John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie's death in 1993 through the present have seen the release of several tribute discs to the creator of Modern Jazz. The majority of these recordings have been basically live jam sessions with some moments of interesting music, but for the most part they are a self-indulgent bore. It ...
Keystone Trio: Newklear Music: The Songs of Sonny Rollins
by C. Michael Bailey
The title of the Keystone Trio's Newklear Music is deliciously pregnant with twin metaphors. The first is the play on Sonny Rollins' nickname “Newk" (a name he was ostensibly anointed with because of his resemblance to major league baseball pitcher Don Newcome). Rollins also represents a nuclear influence in Jazz. More compelling, however, is that this ...
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