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Meet John Reilly
by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
John Reilly--yet another of our Super Fans who works for the city of New York--was born on Staten Island, where he still lives. We don't know if it's something to do with working for the city, or just a function of growing up in the capital of jazz, but John is the real thing. The son ...
Meet Kenny Garrett
by Craig Jolley
This interview was first published at All About Jazz in April 2002 and is part of our ongoing effort to archive pre-database material. First tier alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett is notorious for his energy and for his ability to spontaneously compose (improvise). He announced himself twenty years ago in the bands of Freddie Hubbard ...
Bobby Hutcherson: A Life In Jazz
by AAJ Staff
This interview was first published at All About Jazz in February 1999. Listen to any one of Bobby Hutcherson's albums for Blue Note during the mid-'60's and '70's, he made well over thirty, and you will see just why he is the best vibraphonist in jazz. Dialogue with Andrew Hill, Components with a fiery ...
Sonny Sharrock: Ask the Ages
by Chris M. Slawecki
In 1994, guitarist Sonny Sharrock died from a sudden heart attack at age 53, leaving behind a body of cutting-edge jazz guitar compositions and recordings that still sounds ahead of its time.Ask the Ages (1991, Island), Sharrock's last official release, literally was one for the ages, recorded with an amazing quartet which teamed the ...
Unraveling the Mysteries of Monk, the Night Tripper & More
by Chris M. Slawecki
Terry Adams Talk Thelonious Clang! Records / Euclid Records 2015 Thelonious Monk's music has been more misunderstood and misinterpreted than most composers.' How you play Monk's music is just as important as what you play, and what you don't play is often just as important as what you do. ...
Ornette Coleman and Humanity: Parts 1 and 2
by Matt Lavelle
Part One When we sleep, we're often in commune with our soul. As you wake, you may receive some gentle messages for you to try and remember or use. A few years back as I was waking up I felt that everything in my life was about to change in a way I could ...
Spirit Of Sound
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: Bassland; Seeker Of Truth; Opera; Hope; Natural Heritage; Swing Raga; Blues Walk Groove; Overpass; Lonely Woman; For Those Who Know; Spirit Of Sound.
The Bridge
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: Caravan; Eleanor Rigby; Black Codes; Fragile; Haitian Fight Song; Kalengo; Bow Song; Joshua
Fought the Battle of Jericho Rolling in the Deep; Skip Hop; The Slump; Monks Medley Round
Midnight, Well You Neednt and Rhythm A Ning; Oversun; Swinging Etude; Walk Spirit, Talk
Spirit; Truth; The Bridge Solo Bass Works; Nature Boy; Things Aint What They Used To Be; All
Blues; Free Your Mind; Bonus Video The Bridge Solo Bass Works
The Bridge: Solo Bass Works
Label: Motéma Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: Caravan; Eleanor Rigby; Black Codes (From The Underground); Fragile; Haitian Fight Song; Kalengo; Bow Song; Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho / Rolling In the Deep; Skip Hop; The Slump; Monk Medley; Oversun; Swinging Etude; Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit; Truth; The Bridge (Solo Bass Works); Nature Boy; Things Ain't What They Used To Be; All Blues; Free Your Mind.
Charnett Moffett: Spirit Of Sound
by Dan Bilawsky
Bassist Charnett Moffett's first two releases on the Motéma imprint came out two years apart; his third and fourth releases for the same label--The Bridge: Solo Bass Works (Motéma Music, 2013) and the outing under discussion here--arrive a mere three months apart. His working pace has clearly quickened, but the quality of the music hasn't suffered ...
