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Jason Moran: Soundtrack to Human Motion
by David Adler
Can we all just agree that this is the debut of the year, if not the record of the year? Jazz has seen its share of excellent young players, but 24-year-old pianist Jason Moran really raises the bar with his superb Soundtrack to Human Motion. Moran explains the title as follows: “I like to think this ...
Jungle Funk: Jungle Funk
by David Adler
Jungle Funk is a trio composed of drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish, both formerly of Living Colour, and Vinx, a backup percussionist for the likes of Sting and Peter Gabriel and a solo vocalist in his own right. Their debut, Jungle Funk, was recorded live in Austria in April 1998. The music contains elements ...
Matt Wilson Quartet: Smile
by David Adler
Drummer Matt Wilson has been active with tenor great Dewey Redman for some time; Smile is the latest installment from his own inventive quartet. The very title, not to mention the close-up of Wilson’s grinning mug on the cover, suggests that this group likes to have fun. Andrew D’Angelo is on alto sax and bass clarinet, ...
Thomas Chapin Trio: Night Bird Song
by David Adler
Saxophonist/flautist Thomas Chapin died of leukemia in February 1998 at the age of 40. Night Bird Song is a posthumous release of a 1992 recording session, and it’s beautiful, confirming Chapin’s stature as an immortal jazz artist. With Chapin on alto and sopranino saxophones, flute, and alto flute, Mario Pavone on bass, and Michael Sarin on ...
Ingrid Jensen: Higher Grounds
by David Adler
Ingrid Jensen is a young trumpet/flugelhorn marvel who assembled a stellar lineup for her third Enja CD, Higher Grounds. With Gary Thomas on tenor sax and flute, David Kikoski on piano and Fender Rhodes, Ed Howard on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums, you know the session is going to burn hot. From the invigorating melody ...
Paradox Trio: Source
by David Adler
The Paradox Trio, founded and led by woodwinds player Matt Darriau, is one of the truly outstanding groups active within New York’s downtown avant-garde scene. Actually a quartet, the band consists of Darriau on saxophones and clarinets, Brad Shepik on guitars, Rufus Cappadocia on five-string electric cello, and Seido Salifoski on dumbek and other hand percussion. ...
Jazz Is Dead: Laughing Water
by David Adler
Essentially a Grateful Dead repertory ensemble, Jazz Is Dead boasts a fusion dream lineup: T. Lavitz on keyboards, Alphonso Johnson on bass, Rod Morgenstein (or Jeff Sipe) on drums, and rising star Jimmy Herring on guitar. If you like the Grateful Dead and know their songs, you'll probably warm to this disc. If you don't, you ...
Junko Onishi: Fragile
by David Adler
I’m slightly ashamed to say that before I put on this CD, I had never before heard Junko Onishi play. Perhaps that’s a testament to the difficulty female jazz musicians have being heard and taken seriously. One look at Onishi’s credentials and you know she’s a contender, having occupied the piano chair for Jessie Davis, Gary ...
Chick Corea & Origin: Change
by David Adler
If you dig Chick Corea but haven’t yet heard Origin, run — don’t walk — and pick up this record. And pick up their debut record from last year while you’re at it. It’s the most exciting stuff Chick has done in years. His bandmates in Origin are primarily young, up-and-coming, straight-ahead jazz musicians. And that’s ...
Vertu: Vertu
by David Adler
Vertú is a new group with former Return to Forever mates Stanley Clarke and Lenny White at its core. Billed as “The Second Coming of Fusion," the band’s debut release is thick with references to RTF’s heyday — tight, rhythmically punchy unison figures, unexpected tempo changes and orchestral shifts, and in particular Stanley Clarke’s inimitable staccato, ...
