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Ravi Coltrane: Mad 6
by Terrell Kent Holmes
It is unfair when a talented person has his or her accomplishments examined through the lens of pedigree. Some, like Barry Bonds, have handled it well, but countless others have bent beneath the weight of great expectations. Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has forged a notable career in jazz because of (and, perhaps, in spite of) his bloodlines. ...
Ravi Coltrane: Mad 6
by Jerry D'Souza
Ravi Coltrane returns as a leader on an album that shows not only a great deal of maturity but also a focus on his vision of jazz. The saxophonist fronts the six musicians who are, over the scheme of things, actually split into two quartets. For the music that comes out of them and their interpretation ...
Eddie Henderson: So What
by Jerry D'Souza
Imitation may not be the best form of flattery, as trumpeter Eddie Henderson found out several years ago when he learnt a couple of Miles Davis tunes right off the record, thinking that he would impress Davis (who was not). Now years into the future, he breathes his own spirit into them. Henderson ...
Roy Haynes: Love Letters
by Jerry D'Souza
At 77, Roy Haynes is agile, active and still draws a stellar cast of musicians. Those represented on this recording span a generation, and each one endows the music with his own vivid imprint. The division between the players as partners in the adventure of music draws on their strengths and their pliability within the working ...
Clark Terry & Max Roach: Friendship
by Jerry D'Souza
Trumpeter Clark Terry has long been known to have a puckish sense of humor. That he still has it is obvious when he jumps in on the pliant rhythm set up by Max Roach to simmer and stir the blues with growling note chewing intensity. One minute and 45 seconds later he is done, leaving in ...
Ravi Coltrane: Mad 6
by Mark F. Turner
Ravi Coltrane comes out swinging hard on his new release as a leader. Let's get the preliminaries out of the way. Ravi Coltrane is the son of the one of the greatest jazz saxophonists whoever lived--John Coltrane. But lay aside all comparisons; Ravi has his own voice and definitely has something personal to declare. While new ...
Clark Terry & Max Roach: Friendship
by Jim Santella
In launching this new record label, producer Yasohachi “88” Itoh comments, “The golden age of jazz was in the ‘60s, but when the ‘70s came, most of the major record labels weren’t interested in jazz anymore.” Attitudes changed. Today, jazz is back with a wallop. History continues to be recorded expertly, ...
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