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Ben Riley with Thelonious Monk
by David A. Orthmann
Ben Riley began his four-year association with Thelonious Monk on a moment's notice, joining the It's Monk's Time recording session devoid of any previous playing experience in Monk's quartet, or even the benefit of a single rehearsal.* Riley thus stepped into the drum chair of one of the greatest working jazz bands of the mid-1960s and ...
Billy James
by David A. Orthmann
Despite the fact that he never clamors for attention and seldom takes a solo, Billy James has a distinctive style of drumming that flourishes in the confines of the soul jazz idiom. His discography largely consists of recordings in the company of the legendary organist Don Patterson, along with other expansive, go-for-broke players like Sonny Stitt ...
Jesse Elder Quintet
by David A. Orthmann
Jesse Elder Jesse Elder Quintet Self Produced 2005 Jesse Elder is a 21-year-old composer, pianist, and bandleader with a bright future. Throughout a self-produced CD recorded in March of 2005, Elder's musicianship and organizational skills evince maturity and wisdom well beyond his years. The antithesis of a blowing session, the ...
Max Roach on Clifford Brown's EmArcy Recordings
by David A. Orthmann
Max Roach's prodigious drumming in ensembles co-led by trumpeter Clifford Brown during the early-to-mid 1950s ranks as some of the most important work of his legendary six-decade career. Throughout the 97 tracks of Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown, Roach radiates power, keen intelligence, organizational flair, as well as exhibiting the capacity for rapid ...
The Solo Recordings of Ari Hoenig
by David A. Orthmann
As evidenced by his two solo recordings, Time Travels (1K Recordings) and The Life Of A Day (Ah Ha Records), Ari Hoenig is an unusually resourceful artist who transcends the limitations of working with a conventional four-piece drum kit and a few cymbals. Introducing a system of replicating the exact pitches of melodies, Hoenig plays a ...
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 ...
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