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The Yockomo All Stars: Dew Drop Out
by Ed Kopp
The Yockamo All Stars are 11 of New Orleans' finest jazz musicians, and on Dew Drop Out they take elements from 1950s Crescent City R&B and blend them with spirited second-line jazz. The result is a joyous, danceable recording that really captures the fun-loving spirit of the Crescent City. The Yockamo All Stars include guitarist and ...
John Scofield: A Go Go
by Ed Kopp
Speaking of funk, here's a match made in heaven: Medeski, Martin and Wood, one of the hottest young electric-jazz combos on the planet (both in popularity and skill), teamed with John Scofield, one of the baddest jazz guitarists ever. As you might expect, A Go Go is vamp-laden and very smart.Medeski, Martin and Wood ...
The Dave Weckl Band: Rhythm of the Soul
by Ed Kopp
1/2 Pop-jazz tributes to adult-contemporary artists usually scare me off, but this one's different. Yes, Rhythm of the Soul is a tribute to drummer Dave Weckl's favorite R&B and pop artists. But it features 11 original compositions co-written by Weckl and his longtime pal Jay Oliver. Weckl and company merely borrow a few stylistic tricks from ...
Marc Johnson: The Sound Of Summer Running
by Ed Kopp
Legions of jazz guitar fans have eagerly awaited this meeting of superstar guitarists Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell. The wait was worth it because the dynamic duo really delivers. The Sound Of Summer Running is a rich melodic affair that marries Metheny's early heartland sound with Frisell's country-jazz accents. The album offers up ten ...
Watts, Christlieb and Woodard: The Tenor Trio
by Ed Kopp
In his book Jazz For Beginners, Ron David says that nobody really loves jazz. “People love Miles or Dixieland or Free Jazz or Fusion or two, three or four of the above -- but nobody loves jazz. It's too varied." Truer words were never written. I like to think of myself as a lover of all ...
Mike Stern: Give And Take
by Ed Kopp
It took a while for me to get into this one, probably because I'm a huge fan of Stern's fusion stuff. At first I thought there was a lot of needless noodling on Give And Take, but repeated listens have helped me appreciate the complexity and intensity of the playing. This is a purer ...
Hiram Bullock: Carrasco
by Ed Kopp
Hiram Bullock is best known as the bare-footed lead guitarist in the old Late Nite With Letterman house band. A student under Pat Metheny at Miami, a member of David Sanborn's old band, and a well-traveled session player, Bullock has recorded eight solo albums since 1986. In the past, Bullock generated a fairly conventional ...
