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Graham Collier: Workpoints
by Nic Jones
With the often dubious benefit of hindsight it's possible to see bassist/composer/bandleader Graham Collier as something of a catalyst in the British jazz scene of the late 1960s and 1970s. The two discs here certainly lend substance to that impression, bringing together two different bands, with only Collier himself and trumpeter/flugelhornist Harry Beckett common to both, ...
Graham Collier: Workpoints
by Jerry D'Souza
Graham Collier's emergence in the sixties heralded the presence of a jazz musician with a fertile and unbridled imagination. His voice was adventurous and provoking, and it helped underline the fact that jazz in Britain was setting a tone of its own. When the Arts Council of Britain commissioned its first work for jazz, the honour ...
John Surman: Way Back When
by Glenn Astarita
I played this disc before reading the press kit and liners, and was wondering why it took so long for a recording of strikingly good sound quality to be reissued 35 years after the fact. And of course, British saxophonist/composer John Surman's praiseworthy legacy is well-documented. But after finally perusing the press release, it all made ...
John Surman: Way Back When
by AAJ Staff
Most listeners know John Surman for his spacious baritone and soprano saxophone work on around thirty ECM releases, dating back to his appearance on Barre Phillips' Mountainscapes (1976) and his own label debut, Upon Reflection (1979). Surman's saxophone playing tends to be open, articulate, and lyrical, and he's usually at his strongest in acoustic settings. Check ...
Graham Collier: Workpoints
by John Kelman
As British jazz entered the '60s, it began developing its own complexion. While still unquestionably indebted to the American roots that dominated prior decades, it acquired a more defined aesthetic that combined improvisation and composition in ways which were far removed from the earlier blues and American Songbook sources, yet it still remained rooted in basic ...
John Surman: Way Back When
by Jerry D'Souza
Britain in the sixties was a musical maelstrom. Pop music was witnessing some exciting changes, and so was jazz. While American musicians were influential during this period, a large number of British musicians were beginning to cast their own voices and give the music new extensions in ideas and approaches. John Surman was one of them.
John Surman: Way Back When
by John Kelman
Musical developments rarely occur in a vacuum. While many look to Miles Davis and his associates in the late '60s as the progenitors of jazz-rock fusion, the truth is that a wide range of artists were exploring the juncture of these two styles, including New Zealander Mike Nock and his group Fourth Way, and American vibraphonist ...
Hugh Hopper Band: Meccano Pelorus
by John Kelman
'05 is shaping up to be a busy year for bassist Hugh Hopper, who first made a name for himself over 30 years ago as member of the British progressive/fusion band Soft Machine. He'll be touring and recording with Soft Machine Legacy, featuring guitarist John Etheridge, saxophonist Elton Dean and drummer John Marshall -- all alumni ...
Yo Miles! Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith: Upriver
by Jerry D'Souza
Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith are back with a third double helping of their view of the music of Miles Davis, bringing along a couple of their own tunes. Once again it is time to celebrate the music and the perspective they bring to it. Smith and Kaiser head Yo Miles!, the band ...
Paul Dunmall Moksha Big Band: I Wish You Peace
by Jerry D'Souza
When Paul Dunmall turned fifty in 2003, the BBC stepped in with the gift of a recording with his big band. Dunmall takes his bandmates from Mujician, Keith Tippett, Tony Levin, and Paul Rogers, and he expands the rhythm section and the front line. The result is an exhilarating album that gets its adrenaline from the ...
