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The David Liebman Trio: Lieb Plays the Blues a la Trane
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There are few artists who can channel the spiritual fervour of John Coltrane better than Dave Liebman. Liebman was so deeply moved by Trane, that it took him two decades to renew a commitment to revisiting the legendary saxophonist's work. Liebman was so completely under Trane's spell that, by his own admission, it was like having ...
Diego Urcola Quartet: Appreciation
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Trumpeter Diego Urcola's is a voice that has remained somewhat hidden--certainly tucked away--for two decades in Paquito D'Rivera's quintet. And then there is the subdued role he has played in Guillermo Klein's fabulous larger ensemble, Los Guachos. However, the graceful candor of his voice is irrepressible, and it was only a matter of time before he ...
Fred Hersch: Alone At The Vanguard
by Dan Bilawsky
Creating an album title--Alone At The Vanguard--that reads as a double entendre and an oxymoron--whether intentional or not--is a great achievement, but not nearly as impressive as the music that pianist Fred Hersch presents on this live recording. While the Vanguard in the title is a direct reference to the hallowed basement club in New York ...
Chad McCullough / Bram Weijters: Imaginary Sketches
by Dan McClenaghan
Seattle-based trumpeter Chad McCullough certainly isn't letting any dust settle on his horn, or on his equipment in the recording studio, following up his sophomore effort, The Sky Cries (Origin Records, 2010), with his third CD for Seattle's Origin Records, Imaginary Sketches.McCullough's debut, Dark Wood, Dark Water (Origin Records, 2009), had a straight-ahead, joy ...
Mark Weinstein: Jazz Brasil
by Edward Blanco
Flautist Mark Weinstein has been a major force in the Latin jazz genre for some time, releasing projects almost yearly. Though the body of his discography falls squarely within the Afro-Cuban form which remains his passion, he has slowly gravitated towards the Brazilian sound, releasing three Brazilian-style projects, for Jazzheads, since 2005. On Jazz Brasil, Weinstein ...
Soft Machine: Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris
by John Kelman
Despite the controversy that plagued the ever-shifting musical persona of Soft Machine during its 15-year run, the benefits of time and hindsight have largely proven the value of every incarnation--albeit best assessed independently, rather than as part of a single continuum. 1978's Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris was the last of a three-record run on ...
Hugo Antunes: Roll Call
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il catalogo Clean Feed, uno dei più vasti e coerenti nella documentazione di certo avant jazz attuale, raccoglie e spesso fa interagire esponenti americani ed europei. Alcune sedute d'incisione riportano gruppi ben consolidati o situazioni di particolare consistenza progettuale, altre sembrano documentare sodalizi più occasionali con esiti oscillanti. Roll Call, registrato in uno studio di Bruxelles ...
Matteo Sacilotto: Tribute to Nino Rota
by AAJ Italy Staff
La musica di Nino Rota è un esercizio di possibilità. Apre scenari infiniti e onirici. Un po' come i film di Federico Fellini. Molti si sono cimentati nell'opera di addentrarsi nel giardino di sapori e melodie che il genio del compositore milanese confezionò, non solo per il cinema. Ad iniziare dal padre di tutti i dischi ...
Ben Tyree/BT3: re:vision
by Ian Patterson
Ben Tyree's compositions on re:vision openly embrace a range of styles in a hard-grooving mixture, where the subtleties of the guitarist's playing are revealed upon repeated listening. Although this is evidently contemporary fusion, Tyree's approach comes from a jazz tradition, stemming from bebop and beyond. It is, however, rock and funk of an altogether more modern ...
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya: Sotho Blue
by Dan McClenaghan
The pianist's name was Dollar Brand. He came out of a nascent South African jazz scene in 1959 with The Jazz Epistles, a group that included trumpeter Hugh Masekela. Though his profile has never reached Masekela-like heights--the trumpeter's fame shot sky high with a huge number one pop chart hit in 1968, “Grazin' in the Grass"--Dollar ...
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