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Walt Weiskopf Nonet: Siren
by David A. Orthmann
On his sixth outing for the Criss Cross label, Walt Weiskopf delivers a stunning recording, an artistic achievement of the highest order. Weiskopf has developed his talents as a composer, arranger, and tenor saxophonist to the extent that each aspect demands the listener’s attention, thus making repeated listening an adventure and a pleasure. In addition, he ...
Michael Karn Quintet: In Focus
by David A. Orthmann
Michael Karn’s maiden voyage as a leader reveals an accomplished tenor saxophonist who is capable of shaping the sound of a quintet like a veteran. His playing is influenced by Coltrane, Mobley, Gordon, and Henderson, but nonetheless has attained an impressive degree of individuality. Similarly, the band’s sound can be placed in the modern mainstream, and ...
Roberta Piket Trio: speak, memory
by David A. Orthmann
Roberta Piket plays the piano with the sensibility of someone on an endless search, yet she makes music that is accessible to the listener who is willing to meet her halfway. On speak, memory, her steely determination is balanced by a willingness to interact conversationally with bassist Masa Kamaguchi and drummer Jeff Williams (her musical partner ...
Vance Thompson: Among Friends
by David A. Orthmann
While earning a Masters of Music degree and then teaching at DePaul University, trumpeter, composer, and arranger Lance Thompson played in rehearsal bands with some of Chicago’s finest young talent. Before moving back to his native Knoxville to teach at the University of Tennessee and reconnect with the local jazz scene, Thompson assembled some of his ...
Brian Lynch: Tribute to the Trumpet Masters
by David A. Orthmann
On his third release for Sharp Nine, Brian Lynch pays tribute to several influential trumpet stylists, and in the process proves that he also belongs in this elite circle. With two exceptions, the short list of his favorites is connected with the two progenitors of the hard bop genre, Art Blakey and Horace Silver, both of ...
Don Friedman Quartet: Match Point
by David A. Orthmann
Taking a rare, well-deserved turn as a leader, pianist Don Friedman delivers a recording of fine, small band music. The material consists primarily of a wide sweep of American Popular Songs and jazz standards. In Friedman’s scheme of things, a swing-era favorite like “Tickle Toes” coexists comfortably with “Green Dolphin Street,” “Round Midnight,” as well as ...
Brian Lynch: Tribute to the Trumpet Masters
by David A. Orthmann
On his third release for Sharp Nine, Brian Lynch pays tribute to several influential trumpet stylists, and in the process proves that he also belongs in this elite circle. With two exceptions, the short list of his favorites is connected with the two progenitors of the hard bop genre, Art Blakey and Horace Silver, both of ...
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band: Savanna
by David A. Orthmann
Despite the economic difficulties in sustaining a large ensemble, trombonist, composer, and arranger Kenichi Tsunoda has kept his stellar, Tokyo-based big band together for over a decade. Showing off the band’s versatility, Tsunoda presents a program of his own compositions, a combination of the First Movement of “Concierto de Aranjuez” and Chick Corea’s “Spain,” as well ...
Alex Norris: A New Beginning
by David A. Orthmann
Norris’ first date as a leader is indebted to the spectrum of hard bop sounds of the 50s and 60s. Within the wide parameters of this genre, the trumpeter’s compositions are showing signs of individuality, such as “Ontology,” a funk-jazz tune, which stays in the groove despite the absence of an obvious back beat. A cunning ...
The Drummonds: When You Wish Upon A Star
by David A. Orthmann
It is refreshing to hear three of the most forward thinking musicians in the jazz mainstream tackle material from the Great American Songbook in a decidedly conventional manner. Bassist Ray Drummond, drummer Billy Drummond (no relation), and pianist Renee Rosnes, all first call New York area players and leaders in their own right, play tunes like ...
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