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David "Fathead" Newman: It's Mister Fathead
by Douglas Payne
This excellent collection couldn't have a better title. It's Mister Fathead accords Texas tenor David Newman with the respect he deserves, but inexplicably has not yet achieved. His muscular and likable tenor sound is readily identifiable and has worked its charms for listeners of Ray Charles (1954-64 and 1970-71), Herbie Mann (1972-74) and non-jazz personalities like ...
Richard Bone: Electropica
by Douglas Payne
Electropica is Rhode Islander Richard Bone's avant-ambient tribute to the significant influence of Bossa Nova. Bone is a one-man keyboard arsenal that launches his lush cocktails from the inspiration of Creed Taylor's Verve and CTI recordings of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, Joao Gilberto and Walter Wanderley. While the result doesn't possess the rich complexities of ...
Joey Baron: Down Home
by Douglas Payne
Befitting its title, Down Home is a surprisingly soulful set by four pros who live up to their promising intrigue as an all-star quartet. Arthur Blythe, Bill Frisell, Ron Carter and leader Baron combine forces and the result is not what you'd expect. Such a quartet may suggest a hip trip through the downtown avant-garde, with ...
Bob James: Playin' Hooky
by Douglas Payne
One can only hope that this title is a reference to a leave of absence from the dreadful Fourplay. Bob James does what he does best (and worst) on Playin' Hooky. There's good stuff here like the Bach-to-the-fusion of “Playing With Fire" (featuring Dave Samuels on vibes and Fareed Haque on guitar), nice acoustic piano work ...
Hank Crawford / Jimmy McGriff: Road Tested
by Douglas Payne
Alto man Hank Crawford and organist Jimmy McGriff are made for each other. Mixing the right brew of blues, swing and funk, they compliment one another's soulful sound in distinctive style. Road Tested, the seventh pairing under both their names, is exactly what you'd expect from these two: the tried and trues of funk and blues. ...
Henry Mancini: Martinis With Mancini
by Douglas Payne
Composer Henry Mancini (1924 - 1994) practically wrote the soundtrack to the cocktail culture of the late fifties and early sixties. The witty, moody themes he created for films and TV ( Mr. Lucky , Hatari! , Experiment in Terror , Charade , A Shot In The Dark , The Pink Panther , The Thorn Birds ...
Horace Silver: A Prescription For The Blues
by Douglas Payne
With A Prescription For The Blues, 69-year-old pianist Horace Silver proves he's writing and playing as well as -- if not better than -- he did over four decades ago. But mere stamina is no reason to appreciate this terrific remedy of first-rate bop-n-blues. The “hard bop grandpop" has assembled a classy all-star lineup, reuniting with ...
Steve Khan: Got My Mental
by Douglas Payne
It's been 20 years and 11 albums since Tightrope, guitarist Steve Kahn's quite good fusion debut on Columbia / Tappan Zee Records. Since then, he's moonlighted as a session man, handling gigs with the Brecker Brothers, Bob James, Steely Dan, Chuck Mangione and Ashford & Simpson. As a session ace, Kahn is an excellent assimilator with ...
The Cabildo's Three: Yuxtaposici
by Douglas Payne
Yuxtaposición is a recently unearthed treasure recorded by a tight Italian trio in Miami during the early seventies. Until now, this music has only been heard in office backgrounds, TV commercials and movie soundtracks. But the perseverance of an admirer brought about its first-ever release on the Italian Schema label. Imagine hearing a 1972-era Cal Tjader ...
Melvin Sparks: I'm A 'Gittar' Player
by Douglas Payne
Guitarist Melvin Sparks will sound familiar to those who like the fatback soul-jazz of the late 60s and early 70s. That music has new life today as “acid jazz" and Sparks was a significant catalyst in its sound. He's ignited some of the better funk of Lou Donaldson ( Pretty Things and Cosmos ), Sonny Stitt ...
