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Wertman/ Kolhase/ Grassi: NorthCountry Pie
by Derek Taylor
Economic circumstances often have a way of obscuring a musician’s true interests. David Wertman serves as a fine example of this phenomenon- a musician forced into commercial and studio gigs to pay the bills, but with an abiding affection for free jazz left unabated. Fortunately labels like CIMP exist that can open avenues for such expression ...
Lucian Ban & Alex Harding: Somethin' Holy
by Derek Taylor
As band mates and musical brothers Lucian Ban and Alex Harding share the kind of synergy essential to a successful duet session. Both men evince highly emotive playing styles--and coupled with astute expertise in the language of jazz, it's a pairing guaranteed to pay dividends. Harding is a regular member of Ban's working group, which operates ...
Lou Grassi's PoBand and John Tchicai: comPOsed
by Glenn Astarita
Seven years running amid a few personnel changes along the way, drummer Lou Grassi’s PoBand conglomerate is most assuredly founded upon richly formulated methodologies. With this effort, legendary modern jazz saxophonist/composer John Tchicai lends his expansive talents to this supercharged quintet. Yet sadly, this recording marks one of the final sessions of the great modern jazz ...
The Transcendentalists: Real Time Messengers
by Derek Taylor
The Trascendentalists wear their spiritualism on their collective sleeves. The ensemble’s name and songbook suggest easy fodder for naysayers and skeptics, but it’s in the straightforward emotion and honesty of their music that any tendencies toward listener cynicism are summarily abolished. Abbs accomplishes a mean feat on the opener by playing a bass ostinato and adding ...
Bob Washington Trio: Recollections of Darby Hicks
by Derek Taylor
Who is Bob Washington? The man’s anonymity is almost a certainty to listeners of creative improvised music. But hopefully that’s about to change with the release of this CIMP disc, his debut and an instant catalyst for the question “Where the hell has this guy been all these years?” Truth be told, Washington has worn many ...
Harding/ Duval/ Rosen: Invocation For Pepper
by Derek Taylor
There were those who came before him on the horn, but Pepper Adams established himself as one of the first baritone saxophonists to truly test his instrument in freer improvisational contexts. His work with Mingus’ Workshop offers ample evidence to the truth of the claim. Just drop the needle on Blues and Roots, for instance, specifically ...
Music is the Meditation
Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Encryptic Hip Bob (that he is)/ Oil-skt. Wombfire/ Too dry for tears/ Rootlessness/ 125th & Broadway Aum’n in/ Good lookin’ popular Extemporaneous Combustion/ Bill & his friends Free Jazz $1.99 a lb./ Ear of the behearer/ Eagles fly for Bow Hay, ya, hay, ya/ Sunshine, bright smiles.
