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Denny Zeitlin: Labyrinth
by Dan McClenaghan
Denny ZeitlinLabyrinthSunnyside Records2011 Pianist Denny Zeitlin recorded a handful of fine albums for Columbia Records in the mid-1960s, forward-leaning trio affairs showcasing his often cerebral but always approachable technique and his superb songwriting. This was at a time when he was studying medicine. He became, and continues ...
Denny Zeitlin: Labyrinth
by Raul d'Gama Rose
To Denny Zeitlin the piano is several instruments rolled into one. It is a percussion instrument, struck by fingers and all manner of objets d'art. Together with his feet, which depress the pedals as if they were instrumental peripherals in themselves, Zeitlin makes masterful use of them to split, carve, bend and hang notes. Zeitlin might ...
Denny Zeitlin: Labyrinth
With pianist Denny Zeitlin, you sense that he isn't quite sure where he wants to end up on any given song. The truth is he isn't. Which is part of what makes him so special and engaging as an artist. Denny courageously rushes out on limbs. But instead of inching back to safety when he hears ...
Precipice
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Free Prelude/What Is This Thing Called Love?/Fifth House, Part One; Free Prelude/What Is This Thing Called Love?/Fifth House, Part Two; Out of My Dreams; On the March; The We of Us; Deluge; Oleo; Love Theme From the Invasion of the Body Snatchers; Pulsar; Precipice.
Precipice: Solo Piano Concert
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Free Prelude/What Is This Thing Called Love/Fifth House Part One; Free Prelude/What Is this Thing Called Love/Fifth House Part Two; Out Of My Dreams; On The March; The We of Us; Deluge; Oleo; Love Theme from Invasion of the Body Snatchers; Pulsar; Precipice.
Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases of 2010
by Dan McClenaghan
These are the CDs that never roamed away from the current listening shelf. Jessica Williams Touch Origin Records Masterpiece isn't a word to be tossed around lightly. Jessica Williams, with the eighty-eight piano keys and a lifetime of musical immersion, has created one with this recording.
Hubert Nuss: The Book of Colours
by Dan McClenaghan
Music is a treat for the ears, for the sense of hearing. But are the borders separating the senses permeable? Can Red Garland's piano notes be said to “sparkle?" Can Paul Desmond's alto saxophone have the sound of a dry martini? Are these metaphors, perhaps, based to some extent on realities along a continuum of sensory ...
Recent Releases For Running
by Chris Lawhorn
[Editor's Note: Working Out to Jazz is a new All About Jazz column, devoted to providing jazz playlists for the purpose of working out. For his second installment, Chris Lawhorn's emphasis is on largely up-tempo tracks from a handful of recent releases. Check in with Working Out to Jazz regularly, for new workout music suggestions, as ...
Recent Listening: Denny Zeitlin
The siege of deadlines has lifted. The assignments were good for the sagging exchequer but put the blogging account in arrears. In the days remaining before the staff goes on vacation, we'll pay attention to a few recent CDs. Denny Zeitlin, Precipice (Sunnyside). Following Mosaic's release last year of a box of his Columbia recordings of ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Denny Zeitlin
All About Jazz is celebrating Denny Zeitlin's birthday today! Denny ZeitlinDenny Zeitlin has recorded over thirty critically acclaimed albums; twice won first place in the Down Beat International Jazz Critics Poll; written original music for Sesame Street; and appeared on network TV... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow ...
