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The David Liebman Trio: Lieb Plays The Blues A La Trane
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Dave Liebman's rise into the jazz big time came from his stint in Miles Davis' band in the early seventies, playing soprano sax on the iconic trumpeter's often maligned but groundbreaking and excellent On the Corner (Columbia Records, 1972). It didn't hurt, profile-wise, working with drummer Elvin Jones, on Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note ...
Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue
by Jerry D'Souza
Pianist Bill O'Connell has a varied career as a musician. After studying classical music he found inspiration in jazz and salsa. He shaped his instincts for the latter with Mongo Santamaria with whom he played for two years. From there he gravitated to Sonny Rollins and Chet Baker. This wide spectrum served to expand his skills ...
Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Bill O'Connell is no stranger to the world of Latin jazz. O'Connell has played for greats like Mongo Santamaria and Dave Valentin, but his range as an artist has taken him well beyond a Latin-only orbit. He's worked with jazz heavyweights like Sonny Rollins and Chet Baker, too, but his greatest asset isn't his résumé. ...
Esra Dalfidan: Counter Point
by AAJ Italy Staff
In questa rinascita del canto femminile in equilibrio tra musica leggera, jazz e altri idiomi, un ruolo significativo lo sta svolgento Esra Dalfidan, 35 anni, nata e cresciuta in Germania da genitori turchi che opera una seducente sintesi tra musiche tradizionali turche e azere in un quadro jazzisticamente cantabile con qualche sfumatura pop. Tra le sue ...
The David Liebman Trio: Lieb Plays The Blues A La Trane
by Bruce Lindsay
One day in April, 2008, saxophonist Dave Liebman, on tour in Belgium, was feeling a little under the weather. He decided to replace his trio's planned set list for the evening with a set of blues tunes associated with John Coltrane. Kris Roevens recorded the set, at De Singer in Rijkevorsel, and two years later it ...
Ray Anderson - Marty Ehrlich Quartet: Hear You Say
by Bruce Lindsay
Trombonist Ray Anderson and reed player Marty Ehrlich first played together in 1978 as part of Anthony Braxton's band. Thirty-one years later, with extensive individual discographies, the pair finally formed a band of their own and recorded a concert at the 2009 Jazz Festival Willisau, in Switzerland. Hear You Say is this recording--a highly energetic, exciting, ...
Vincent Herring & Earth Jazz: Morning Star
by AAJ Italy Staff
Vincent Herring in compagnia degli Earth Jazz licenzia un album maiuscolo. Dieci tracce ben congeniate tra originali - dei quali tre a firma del pianista Anthony Wonsey - e rivisitazioni di standard che sanno di jazz d'alta scuola, sviluppato da un quartetto affiatato, dai livelli espressivi decisamente oltre la media. Si potrebbe riassumere così Morning Star, ...
Fay Claassen: Sing!
by C. Michael Bailey
Dutch singer Fay Claassen doesn't necessarily push beyond the musical house, but she does occasionally rearrange the furniture. Her surveys of the Chet Baker catalog Two Portraits of Chet Baker (Jazz'n Pulz, 2006) revealed an abiding respect for the jazz canon, while also giving hint to a playful and creative attitude toward the music. This is ...
Fay Claassen with WDR Big Band Cologne: Sing!
by Edward Blanco
Internationally recognized Dutch vocalist Fay Claassen joins forces with the Grammy Award-winning WDR Big Band from Cologne, Germany and Berlin's Rundfunk Orchester, for her sixth album as leader with Sing!. Paying tribute to iconic female vocalists, the repertoire contains songs associated with jazz divas from Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington to singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell ...
