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Donny McCaslin: Blow
by Roger Farbey
At first listen, Blow sounds more like a rock album than a jazz one. The catchy “What About The Body" could arguably be mistaken for one of King Crimson's more vituperative numbers featuring Adrian Belew. Ryan Dahle's emotionally-charged vocals are equally at the forefront of the explosive “Club Kidd." But the selection also includes three instrumental ...
Bob James Trio: Expresso
by Dan McClenaghan
Bob James wrote “Angela," the theme song to the popular late-1970s/early 1980s television show, Taxi, a feather in the cap that introduced his sound to millions of listeners who might not ever slip a jazz CD into the stereo. For those with an ear and a love of jazz, he is probably most familiar for his ...
One O'Clock Lab Band: Lab 2018/The Rhythm Of The Road
by Chris Mosey
The University of North Texas has been encouraging its students to play jazz since the 1940s, when big bands were all the rage. To this end, someone came up with the idea of having a band for every hour of the day. The One O'Clock Lab Band is what's left of that whacky ...
Norvald Dahl: Organic Chamber
by Alberto Bazzurro
Tre musicisti quarantenni, chi più chi meno, di cui due norvegesi e uno statunitense (ma di chiare origini asiatiche), compongono questo singolare trio che, al di là dell'assenza della batteria, include un praticamente inedito sax mezzosoprano, intermedio fra contralto e soprano, teoricamente più prossimo al primo, in quanto ricurvo e in Fa, quindi un solo tono ...
Miguel Zenon: Yo Soy La Tradicion
by Dan McClenaghan
With You Soy La Tradicion, alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon digs deep into his Puerto Rican roots with an exploration of his take on the “jazz with strings" genre. This is his eleventh CD release as a leader. He dabbled in the approach with Awake (Marsalis Music, 2008), adding a string quartet to his jazz quartet on ...
Phronesis: We Are All
by Geno Thackara
You never know where Phronesis will turn next, but you can count on something inventive, surprising, and still true to the identity that's made them one of the premier piano trios on the world stage. They've racked up an impressive round of extracurriculars since their previous original outing Parallax (Edition, 2016): the left-field crossover The Behemoth ...
Sungjae Son: Near East Quartet
by Mark Sullivan
Korean saxophonist Sungjae Son founded the Near East Quartet with the goal to form a bridge between traditional Korean music and American jazz. Korean music's traditional slow rhythmic feel is not immediately compatible with the regular rhythms of jazz--so it was up to the quartet's members to find a common ground. They followed different paths individually: ...
Skydive Trio: Sun Sparkle
by Karl Ackermann
Norwegian guitarist Thomas Dahl's primary project is the Skydive Trio with bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Olavi Louhivuouri. The trio is an off-shoot of a quintet of the same name that includes tenor saxophonist Tore Brunborg and pianist Alexi Tuomarila. Sun Sparkle is the second release from the smaller group whose sound, like the album title, ...
Macy Gray: Ruby
by Chris Mosey
Despite selling 25 million records worldwide, Macy Gray classes herself an outsider. Asked about growing up in Canton, Ohio, she says: “I'm too tall, with a little head and big feet and this funny little voice. I didn't fit in and I still don't." Though, now in her forties, she seems to have ...
Dave Liebman, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Kenny Werner: Fire
by Angelo Leonardi
La vibrante energia di quest'album emana da un quartetto la cui età media dei membri supera i settant'anni: i due estremi sono Jack DeJohnette (76) e Kenny Werner (67). Il percorso del disco è ispirato al fuoco, uno degli elementi del tetragono che è alla base dell'ordine universale, secondo le prime religioni e filosofie dell'umanità.
