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Marc Copland: Nightfall
by Dan McClenaghan
Between 2006 and 2012 pianist Marc Copland produced a rich discography on the Pirouet Records label. With a cast of top level sidemen—Gary Peacock, Paul Motian, John Abercrombie, Drew Gress, Billy Hart—he shaped up his distinctive sound and and lifted his profile into the stars. The year 2012 saw Copland's last Pirouet release, Some More Love ...
Anat Cohen Tentet: Happy Song
by Geno Thackara
In his fascinating autobiography, Miles Davis once said that Gil Evans would call him on the phone now and then just to share a quick thought--you know, the kind of thing some people used to do before these random impulses were relegated to texts or Tweets. His classic example was a 3AM call where his longtime ...
Unhinged Sextet: Don't Blink
by David A. Orthmann
Unhinged Sextet is a strong candidate for the best band you'll never hear in a live performance. The members of this cooperative ensemble are spread out across the country, earning their daily bread by training the next generation of musicians, with an emphasis on jazz studies, at various universities. They join forces for brief periods in ...
Steve Hobbs: Tribute to Bobby
by Roger Farbey
Steve Hobbs's third CD featuring this quartet is studded with lively compositions, mostly written by him. The paradoxically breezy opener (considering the dark derivation of its title) “The Craving Phenomenon" is an example of this lightness of touch. Hobbs is heard here on marimba as he is on the next track “Into The Storm," a labyrinthine ...
Luis Garay Percussion World: Humanity
by Jim Olin
Humanity is the most recent studio work by percussion guru Luis Garay. His music is the quintessential example of fusion: this record is at a true crossroads, where many different styles and influences meet up halfway through the track, going for a really unique flow and very special feel. Rhythms from Africa and grooves from the ...
Francesco Ponticelli: Kon-Tiki
by Neri Pollastri
Tre anni dopo Ellipses Francesco Ponticelli torna con una registrazione da leader, ancora per la Tuk e ancora con tre fidati musicisti come Dan Kinzelman, Enrico Zanisi e Enrico Morello. Diversamente dal lavoro precedente, però, la formazione si ferma qui, al tradizionale quartetto, senza includere altri strumenti e musicisti. Questo cambiamento, tuttavia, non comporta ...
Harriet Tubman: Araminta
by Mark F. Turner
Named after the iconic American heroine: escaped slave, abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross circa 1822); the extraordinary New York based trio of guitarist Brandon Ross, bassist Melvin Gibbs and drummer JT Lewis have performed together for over 20 years yet have only released three prior recordings: I am a Man (Knitting Factory, 1998), ...
Bjorn Meyer: Provenance
by Mark Sullivan
Swedish electric bass guitarist Björn Meyer has worked with Persian harpist-singer Asita Hamidi (the program is dedicated to her memory), Swedish nyckelharpa player Johan Hedin and Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem, and was a member of Nik Bärtsch's Ronin for a decade, often filling a lead instrument role. So he has a history of fitting his ...
Gilad Atzmon: The Spirit Of Trane
by Roger Farbey
Duke Ellington's exquisite “In A Sentimental Mood," the first track on their memorable team-up album for Impulse! is here given a luscious treatment with the subtle addition of strings. “Invitation," the Coltrane version of which was found on Standard Coltrane a 1962 Prestige release but actually recorded in 1958. Like that version it's given a slow ...
Mirco Mariottini: Visioni in musica sugli scritti di David Lazzaretti
by Neri Pollastri
È un lavoro ben strano e singolare questo scritto e diretto da Mirco Mariottini, quanto strana e singolare fu la figura storica che lo ispira, quel David Lazzaretti da Arcidosso, visionario e libertario che dette vita a una comunità religiosa sul Monte Amiata, prima di essere scomunicato dalla Chiesa e ucciso dalle forze di polizia dell'Italia ...
