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Erik Friedlander: Skin
by Derek Taylor
The 90s will be remembered for many things when it comes to jazz. One of the most striking trends that surfaced during the decade was a resurgence in Klezmer music spearheaded by a community of New York based improvisers. Through their diligent efforts the music is not only enjoying a renaissance, it is also being stretched ...
Konitz/Swallow/Motian: Three Guys
by Derek Taylor
Perenially the self-deprecating soul, Konitz offers a brief but highly understated analysis of the music contained here in his brief notes to the disc. For my money, the evidence presented in aural form is all the proof necessary as to why he remains one of the most inventive improvisers alive. He can take even the most ...
Dave Friesen: Two For the Show
by Derek Taylor
Ever since it’s entrance into the instrumental lexicon of jazz the string bass has served as a rhythmic anchor. No matter how far and wide modern bassists stretch the parameters of the instrument’s four strings its importance, as a fundamental musical fulcrum remains irrefutable. Friesen communicates a healthy respect for the traditional role of his instrument ...
Joe Lee Wilson & Bond Street: What Would It Be Without You
by Derek Taylor
Here’s an artifact rescued from the mists of time and largely unknown to or forgotten by even the most learned of ‘New Thing’ aficionados. A look at the lineup reveals some familiar and enticing names including Rashied Ali and Ronnie Boykins, but who the hell is Joe Lee Wilson? The concise notes that accompany the disc ...
Buddy Tate & Claude Hopkins: Buddy & Claude
by Derek Taylor
Combining two rare Swingville sessions from the 60’ this disc is an excellent primer for those unfamiliar with the singular sounds of Buddy Tate. Tate served a lengthy tenure in Basie’s band and many other Kansas City collectives before branching out on his own and these sessions visit him in his later years still laying down ...
Don Patterson/Booker Ervin/Houston Person: Just Friends
by Derek Taylor
Patterson is in the company of two of the 60s most formidable tenors on the pair of sessions collected on this disc. Person is first to bat and fronts a quartet rounded out by Martino and James. His brawny, resonant tone is a worthy compliment to Patterson’s adroit keyboard attack and the strength of their match ...
Joe Newman & Henry "Red" Allen: Hot Trumpets of...
by Derek Taylor
Though waxed less than a month apart the sessions coupled on this disc spotlight the talents of two stylistically divergent trumpeters. Newman was a Basie Band alum and firmly grounded in the pleasures and politics of swing. Allen’s sound was derived from older New Orleans traditions and his youthful tenure with Louis Armstrong’s big band. The ...
Booker Ervin & Pony Poindexter: Gumbo!
by Derek Taylor
A strange combination of sorts, this release gathers two disparate sessions whose only apparent common denominator is the incredible Booker Ervin. Ervin’s name on the bill should be a signal to most jazz fans that the contents contained herein are worthy of their attention. The added bonuses are many as well and include a brief, but ...
Bill Jennings/Jack McDuff: Glide On
by Derek Taylor
To most readers Brother Jack is probably the more recognizable name on this double billing disc. Jennings was something of an obscurity even when these sessions were originally released, but not because of a lack of talent. His easy, blues-based style and clean touch on the strings contrast his anonymity and describe a musician who really ...
Greene/Silva/Friedman/Winter/Walker: Free Form Improvisation Ensemble
by Derek Taylor
Calendar dates and the inceptions of musical styles don’t always mix. When was the actual birth of bebop? When was the definitive beginning of fusion? Specific dates are not readily applicable to these historic milestones mainly because musical revolutions rarely transpire in strictly linear progressions. In the absence of absolute dates recordings are often assigned the ...
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