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Bob Stata: Get This
by David A. Orthmann
Get This is the final bar of Bob Stata, a bassist and composer from Rochester, New York, who died in 2005 after a long illness. Firmly ensconced in the familiar stylistic boundaries of bebop, the record is straightforward, unpretentious and thoroughly enjoyable. Aside from one of his original compositions ("Get This ) and one by pianist ...
Cecil Brooks III: Double Exposure
by David A. Orthmann
A second generation drummer and bandleader, Cecil Brooks III has produced over 40 recordings on the Muse, High Note, and Savant labels for artists ranging from John Hicks to Arthur Blythe to Don Braden. Several years ago Brooks was at the helm of a session in Pittsburgh, PA that featured guitarist Jimmy Ponder. The recording was ...
Rhythm In Every Guise: Top Ten for 2006
by David A. Orthmann
It's impossible to do justice to all of the excellent 2006 releases, so here are ten that had the greatest impact on me. Each one includes the name of the drummer who was essential in making the music special. Planet Jazz In Orbit (Sharp Nine) Drummer: Joe ...
Tim Newman Sextet at William Paterson University
by David A. Orthmann
Tim Newman Sextet The Jazz Room At William Paterson University Wayne, NJ October 1, 2006 William Paterson University spent three years searching for a jazz historian, holding out for someone with the appropriate scholarly credentials who could also take care of business on the bandstand. Bass trombonist Tim Newman, currently ...
Herlin Riley On Criss Cross Jazz
by David A. Orthmann
Over the past seven years, Herlin Riley has recorded four compact discs, two under his own name and a pair as a sideman, for the Criss Cross Jazz imprint. Riley's work on these recordings is significant because it stands outside of a long-term, high profile association with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra which ended in 2005. ...
Pete Zimmer Quintet at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
Pete Zimmer Quintet Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ August 11, 2006 An enterprising young drummer, composer, and bandleader, Pete Zimmer stakes his claim inside of the broad parameters of hard bop. Throughout a pair of releases on Zimmer's Tippin' Records label, Common Man and Burnin' Live At The Jazz ...
Joe Magnarelli: Hoop Dreams
by David A. Orthmann
Over the past dozen years trumpeter Joe Magnarelli has gradually transformed a bebop-derived vocabulary into a highly personal style. Utilizing a full-bodied tone that never turns strident, Magnarelli invites the listener to focus on the substantive dimensions of his playing, rather than drawing attention to technique, velocity and influences. Beautifully crafted melodies spring from his horn ...
David Bixler: Call It A Good Deal
by David A. Orthmann
Call It A Good Deal is a plainspoken name for an elusive and thoroughly engrossing recording. Alto saxophonist and composer David Bixler's third outing as a leader transcends familiar categories. Bixler writes gorgeous, expansive melodies that seldom linger in one place for very long. His compositions favor odd time signatures, as well as changes in meter ...
Planet Jazz at Smalls
by David A. Orthmann
Planet Jazz Smalls New York, NY May 28, 2006 In March of 2005, I caught Planet Jazz at Smalls, just a couple of weeks after the reopening of Mitch Borden's legendary bastion of straight-ahead sounds. It was a decidedly casual performance before a sparse audience. The sextet's regular tenor saxophonist ...
The Vince Ector Group at Cecil's Jazz Club
by David A. Orthmann
The Vince Ector Group Cecil's Jazz Club West Orange, NJ April 28, 2006 The opening set at Cecil's Jazz Club was the first time The Vince Ector Group worked together as a unit. Instead of the familiar language of a standard repertoire, Ector choose to perform mostly material from his ...
