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Khan Jamal: Percussion & Strings
by Derek Taylor
Given the width and breadth of creative improvised music, it's sometimes easy for a musician to get lost in the shuffle, especially if their chosen instrument of expression is one of the more common in the music. Saxophonists in particular are occasional victims of the forced bouts of anonymity that may accompany such periods of congestion. ...
Tommy Peltier: Live at the Lighthouse 1963-67
by Derek Taylor
Rightly or wrongly California has been saddled with a definite stereotype regarding its place in jazz history. Because of the state's distinction as the so-called birthplace of Cool Jazz, other styles of creative improvised music which also took root on its sunny shores have had a tough time gaining both legitimacy and publicity in the history ...
Scott Fields Ensemble: D
by Derek Taylor
Alliteration and rhythm, hyperbole and bombast. Literary devices and their musical counterparts often incorporate similar means to an end. Both are designed to elicit specific emotions and responses in their audiences. Scott Fields explores the ramifications of one such device, denouement, on this latest release on his own Geode imprint. In literature denouement denotes the final ...
Cecil Payne: Payne's Window
by Derek Taylor
Cecil Payne turns seventy-seven this month. Most people who are lucky enough to reach such an advanced age have long since retired from their craft. Payne has chosen a different path and judging from the sturdy work on this disc he isn't showing many signs of slowing down in his twilight years. After over a half ...
Rob Brown-Lou Grassi Quartet: Scratching the Surface
by Derek Taylor
The combination of Rob Brown and Assif Tsahar is quickly becoming my pairing of choice for reliably conceived improvisational brilliance. On the several recordings the two have graced together to date they demonstrate a degree of rapport that borders on the supernatural. Reference their unbelievable conversations on William Parker's “Posieum Pendasem" on the FMP label for ...
Thomas Borgmann: Thomas Borgmann Trio with Peter Brotzmann: Stalker Songs
by Derek Taylor
Thomas Borgmann's trio with Wilbur Morris and Denis Charles, though short-lived, was one of the top creative improvising jazz units of the last several years. After Charles death the group reformed into its current incarnation with Reggie Nicholson filling the drum chair. Recordings made before the earlier trio's demise are documents to treasure and this recording ...
Kevin O: Heretic Blues
by Derek Taylor
Contrary to the early promise shown by the resurgence in all things Swing a few years ago the topography of the genre is now plagued by an unsavory glut. Worse yet, many among the throng of hipsters who have fueled the renaissance still appear only peripherally familiar with the history of the musical bag from which ...
Ken Vandermark's Sound In Action Trio: Design In Time
by Derek Taylor
Sound in action. These three words speak volumes about this trio’s trust in the currencies of movement and momentum. One look at the instrumentation and it’s obvious that the rhythmic possibilities for the group go well beyond the parameters prescribed by usual jazz instrumentation. Two drum kits, one reed; but not just any two drummers and ...
Frode Gjerstad Quartet: Ikosa Mura
by Derek Taylor
Saxophonist Frode Gjerstad has become increasingly prolific over the past few years thanks in part to the number of accolades he's managed to accumulate in both his native Norway and internationally. Principle among these awards was his winning the illustrious title of Norwegian Jazz Musician of the Year in 1998. The distinction brought not only prestige, ...
Frode Gjerstad Quartet: Through the Woods
by Derek Taylor
If asked to name the countries that have historically been the hotbeds of European free improvisation it's unlikely that most jazz enthusiasts would include Norway among their lists. England, Germany and France, yes, but Norway? Granted, players such as Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal and Arlid Andersen hail from Norway, but the careers of these veteran improvisers ...
