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Jimmy Smith: Fourmost Return
by David A. Orthmann
An informal, occasionally rambling conversation between longtime colleagues,Fourmost Returnconsists of seven previously unreleased tracks from a 1990 live performance at Fat Tuesday’s in New York City. With an emphasis on blues material, the record is a no frills blowing session, a format ideally suited to the individual talents of organist and leader Jimmy Smith, tenor saxophonist ...
David Hazeltine Trio: Senor Blues
by David A. Orthmann
Although they appear infrequently in a club or on a concert stage, the trio consisting of pianist and leader David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Louis Hayes is one of the most exciting recording units in the jazz mainstream. The connection between Hazeltine and Hayes dates back to the mid-90s, when the pianist joined the ...
Joe Magnarelli Quintet: Mr. Mags
by David A. Orthmann
Over the course of several years, with little fanfare, Joe Magnarelli produced a pair of distinctive small band recordings, each of which exhibited craft and artistic license in equal measure.Why Not, andAlways There, both issued on the Criss Cross label, were not merely vehicles for the trumpeter’s full, burnished tone and patient, thoughtful way of developing ...
Mark Elf: Swingin'
by David A. Orthmann
In an age when the marketing of images and attitudes often takes precedence over purely musical considerations, the quiet success of guitarist Mark Elf is impressive indeed. During the mid-90s, defying conventional wisdom, Elf took business matters into his own hands and founded Jen Bay Jazz. Since then the label has released six recordings under his ...
Sonny Rollins: This Is What I Do
by David A. Orthmann
For those who believe that Sonny Rollins’ best days as a recording artist are well behind him: think again. This Is What I Do is an unmitigated triumph, a performance that will impress anyone who takes the art of jazz seriously. As the six cuts on the disc attest, Rollins is clearly not content to rest ...
One For All: The Long Haul
by David A. Orthmann
Working within the broad parameters of hard-swinging, harmonically sophisticated small-band styles from the 40s, 50s, and 60s, the music of the sextetOne For Allalso reflects the experiences of the individual members outside of their cooperative band. An incomplete but telling list of leaders who have employed and influenced various members of the crew includes Cecil Payne, ...
David Hazeltine: The Classic Trio, Volume II
by David A. Orthmann
Recording for independent labels such as Sharp Nine, Criss Cross, Venus, and Go Jazz, in less than a decade David Hazeltine has amassed an impressive body of work as a leader. Viewed as a whole, the music on these discs amply documents his strengths as a player, musical thinker, and director of small ensembles. First and ...
Sam Jones: Something In Common
by David A. Orthmann
The reissue of these two sessions from the mid-seventies affirms the vitality of hard bop more than a decade after its heyday. Something In Common features some of the genre’s principal practitioners, most of whom played in definitive ensembles led by Horace Silver, Art Blakey, or Cannonball Adderley. The material is generated largely from within the ...
John LaPorta: Life Cycle
by David A. Orthmann
It is unfortunate that John LaPorta’s accomplishments as jazz educator, including three decades at the Berklee College of Music, may have overshadowed his expertise as a player, especially stints with Woody Herman’s big band, and the combos of Lennie Tristano and Charles Mingus. Life Cycle, his ninth recording as a leader (or co-leader), is an assured ...
Dena DeRose: I Can See Clearly Now
by David A. Orthmann
The marriage of the American Popular Songbook and the jazz tradition of improvisation and innovation continue to bear exquisite fruit on singer/pianist Dena DeRose’s third recording for the Sharp Nine imprint. DeRose uses the basic structure of the songs as a point of departure in fashioning treatments that retain the spirit of the material while taking ...
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