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Franck Avitabile: Right Time
by AAJ Staff
In an example of the passing of the generations (although in this instance, the passing happened all too soon), French pianist Franck Avitabile is carrying on after the encouragement of Michel Petrucciani, Avitabile’s mentor and producer of his first CD on Dreyfus.Avitabile’s first project involved references to Bud Powell and homage to jazz piano ...
Johnny Griffin/Steve Grossman: Griffin & Grossman Quintet
by Mark Corroto
The welcome return of the fire-breathing bebop tenor saxophonist is well, music to my ears. Ex-patriot saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Steve Grossman team up for an old fashioned blowing session. This date recorded for the French label, Dreyfus Records, calls to mind Griffin’s legendary recording date A Blowing Session with John Coltrane and Hank Mobley in ...
Philip Catherine: Blue Prince
by AAJ Staff
Following up on his more aggressive Guitar Groove release, Philip Catherine presents a more varied, but no less lively, approach on his newest Dreyfus CD, Blue Prince. Working with a like-minded musician, trumpeter Bert Joris--who in some respects is his foil--Catherine and he share an instinctive ability to cut to the heart of a tune and ...
Eddy Louiss: R
by AAJ Staff
Having developed his own devoted following in France, Eddy Louiss attains spurts of recognition within the United States on irregular bases, usually related to his stunning appearances on albums with better-recognized names like Stan Getz or Michel Petrucciani. Fresh from his once-again original work on the 1999 Dreyfus release, Sentimental Feeling, Louiss investigates tunes with more ...
Philip Catherine: Blue Prince
by Glenn Astarita
Belgian guitarist Philip Catherine has performed with the creme de la creme of modern jazz and fusion. Noticeably inspired by the late great Django Rheinhardt, Catherine has emerged as a true stylist who melds lush romanticism with bold, simmering lines, witnessed here on Blue Prince. The guitarist utilizes his warm-toned hollow bodied electric guitar to great ...
Eddy Louiss: R
by AAJ Staff
Having developed his own devoted following in France, Eddy Louiss attains spurts of recognition within the United States on irregular bases, usually related to his stunning appearances on albums with better-recognized names like Stan Getz or Michel Petrucciani. Fresh from his once-again original work on the 1999 Dreyfus release, Sentimental Feeling, Louiss investigates tunes with more ...
Martial Solal: Martial Solal Dodecaband Plays Ellington
by Craig Jolley
Martial Solal's big band is a revelation. I've loved his piano music since I started acquiring (mostly through mail order) his records in the late 60's. His big band writing can be seen as an extension of his piano, but it is much more. Like his piano playing there are all kinds of rhythmic stops and ...
Boxed Set (Concerts In: Richard Galliano
by Jim Santella
With his distinctive, continental European flavor, Richard Galliano brings the accordion into jazz’s broad path. In his solo performances can be heard echoes of Django, Stéphane, and hundreds of other like-minded, globetrotting artists. The accordionist’s own compositions swing with an enduring jazz sensibility, while his creative improvisations pull from eclectic global resources. When he’s immersed in ...
Martial Solal: Martial Solal Dodecaband Plays Ellington
by Mark Corroto
There are only two things missing from Martial Solal's Duke Ellington tribute, Ellington's arrangements and Solal's voice. Solal, born in French Algiers in 1927, has been a staple of the Paris jazz scene since the 1950s. His piano has accompanied Don Byas, Lucky Thompson, Sidney Bechet, and Lee Konitz. He was recently nominated for a Grammy ...
Martial Solal Dodecaband: Martial Solal Dodecaband Plays Ellington
by Jim Santella
A decidedly different chamber jazz kind of tribute to Duke Ellington comes from the creative mind of Paris-based Martial Solal. With a sound like that of Miles Davis' mid-century nonet, the pianist weaves tuba, baritone saxophone, rhythm, brass and woodwinds into a big band sound with suite-like implications. Following the cool school approach, Solal leaves out ...
