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Ian Hendrickson-Smith: Still Smokin'
by David A. Orthmann
Ian Hendrickson-Smith Still Smokin' Sharp Nine Records 2004 Ian Hendrickson-Smith's second live recording for Sharp Nine Records is an excellent showcase for his burgeoning talents as a bandleader and soloist. The thirty-one year old alto saxophonist (who doubles on flute on one track) is proficient at programming a set, arranges ...
Michael Melito
by David A. Orthmann
A young veteran who has been active in the upper New York State area for over two decades, Michael Melito's two recordings as a leader, My Conception , and 'Bout Time! , have garnered favorable notice in wider jazz circles. What is unique about Melito's drumming is his unvarnished enthusiasm for guiding a band while fitting ...
Mike Allen Trio: Dialectic
by David A. Orthmann
Mike Allen Trio Dialectic Almus 2003 The winner of the 2003 Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Jazz Recording, Mike Allen's Dialectic (Almus, ALM11092) is a prime example of an exceptional disc produced outside of the major jazz centers of the United States. A longtime participant in the fertile Vancouver music ...
Alan Dawson with Booker Ervin
by David A. Orthmann
One of the great jazz drummers of the mid-to-late twentieth century, Alan Dawson (1929-1996) did not enjoy a particularly high profile, largely because of choosing to gig and teach in the Boston area for most of his career. Dawson combined a crisp drum sound, excellent utilitarian technique, a heightened awareness of melodies and song forms, and ...
Joe Magnarelli & John Swana: New York-Philly Junction
by David A. Orthmann
Joe Magnarelli & John Swana New York-Philly Junction Criss Cross 2004 During the course of nearly twenty-five years, the Criss Cross imprint has sustained an enviable reputation for recording promising talent from the East Coast (particularly New York City) jazz mainstream. Some of the music's rising stars, such as Chris ...
Tardo Hammer: Tardo's Tempo
by David A. Orthmann
Tardo Hammer Tardo’s Tempo Sharp Nine In tandem with bassist Dennis Irwin and drummer Jimmy Wormworth, Tardo Hammer carves out his own space in the bebop tradition—once again, proving that accomplished musicians still have a lot to say while mining established styles. The pianist doesn’t mess with the bebop blueprint; rather, he ...
Shelly Manne & His Men At The Black Hawk
by David A. Orthmann
Two decades after Shelly Manne's untimely death at the age of sixty-four, the unassuming artistry of the once popular bandleader and widely recorded sideman is largely overlooked, if not forgotten. Manne's utilitarian drumming contains elements from stylists ranging from Dave Tough, to Papa Jo Jones, to Kenny Clarke. Befitting a musician who spent his formative years ...
Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap
by David A. Orthmann
Brian Lynch Brian Lynch Meets Bill Charlap Sharp Nine 2004 While he adroitly blows his way through a couple of medium-to-up tempo tracks with the edgy assurance of a veteran bebopper, the largest part of trumpeter/flugelhornist Brian Lynch’s latest disc on Sharp Nine Records displays a temperate approach ...
Louis Hayes Quintet
by David A. Orthmann
William Paterson University November 2000 Throughout his legendary, forty-year career, Louis Hayes has lit a percussive fire under some of the most distinguished ensembles in jazz, including extended stays with Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson, Cannonball Adderley, and McCoy Tyner. Although not as celebrated as his activities as a sideman, the groups led ...
Andy Fusco Sextet
by David A. Orthmann
The concert featuring the Andy Fusco Sextet at Kean University’s (Union, NJ) Wilkins Theatre might have just as easily been billed as the Criss Cross Jazz All Stars. Four members of the band, Fusco on alto saxophone, tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf, pianist Joel Weiskopf, and drummer Billy Drummond, have all recorded under their own names for ...
