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Shtreiml: Spicy Paprikash
by Elliott Simon
Shtreiml?s sophomore effort is a deliciously seasoned stew that combines blues/rock arrangements of klezmer standards with newly composed music that hearkens back to traditional styles. Partaking in this enjoyable mix, you quickly realize that the main ingredient in each serving is a healthy dose of fun. The addition of brass, cimbalom and some kishka circuit Hammond ...
Dom Minasi's DDT+2: Time Will Tell
by Elliott Simon
Sandwiching original tributes to Trane, Dizzy, Miles, and Dolphy between Wayne Shorter?s ?Witch Hunt? and Monk?s ?Round Midnight,? Time Will Tell continues guitarist Don Minasi?s laudatory deconstruction of the jazz masters. The third in a loose trilogy of CDs ( Takin? the Duke Out, 2001; Goin? Out Again, 2002) that has featured ingenious ?out? tributes, Time ...
Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights in Jazz
by Elliott Simon
In jazz, the classic genres endure; Dixieland, swing and bop. For over three decades, the place in NYC to hear them in a creatively produced format has been “Highlights in Jazz". Series founder and producer, Jack Kleinsinger, is passionate in defense of his format. “If I am just going to book a group that people can ...
A Bob Brookmeyer Bonanza
by Elliott Simon
Turning 75 this year, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer brought his New Art Orchestra to town last month at the IAJE and a “Battle of the Bands” at the Village Vanguard. He endures as a master of the “cool” and continues to produce musical permutations resulting in elaborate and complex compositions that are clear and pure: music, ...
The Latin Jazz Stylings of Irving Fields
by Elliott Simon
To completely capture the career of pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Fields is a difficult task. There are his “lounge" credentials, which place him at the top of pianists who played NYC's finest hotels and society rooms during the decades that immediately preceded and followed WWII. Piano trio albums such as Live at the Emerald Room ...
Rufus Reid: The Gait Keeper
by Elliott Simon
For over 20 years, bassist Rufus Reid has deftly balanced the roles of educator and performer. In the process, he has become one of the top post bop session players in the world and been the “gatekeeper" for a notable flow of new talent, guiding such leading young bassists as Duncan Hopkins, Rick McLaughlin, Nicki Parrott ...
Frank Kimbrough: Quickening
by Elliott Simon
A back-to-the-future 1998 live gig from Frank Kimbrough's piano trio, Quickening features eight original compositions penned by the leader. Kimbrough, bassist Ben Allison, and drummer Jeff Ballard are each members of the Jazz Composers Collective and, with their multiple collaborative projects, have created what is arguably some of the past decade's finest integrative jazz. They are ...
Dianne Reeves: A Little Moonlight
by Elliott Simon
Vocalist Dianne Reeves is coming off back to back Grammys for two highly orchestrated efforts: the Sarah Vaughan tribute Calling , and her live set In the Moment. For A Little Moonlight , she has stripped down this approach and used an intimate format to present captivating versions of jazz standards. A Little Moonlight is Reeves ...
Delmark Records
by Elliott Simon
Few independent labels can claim a 50-year history of seminal releases that changed the course of both blues and jazz. In fact, there is only one: Chicago's Delmark Records. While being the first to record the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (Roscoe Mitchell's Sound) and Sun Ra (Sun Song), Delmark was also first with ...
Margot Leverett: Margot Leverett & The Klezmer Mountain Boys
by Elliott Simon
To round out the Klezmer Mountain Boys, NYC clarinetist Margot Leverett has assembled a diverse and talented group of klezmer and bluegrass veterans. The delightful outcome is not a fusion, but instead a forum for these musicians to meet, strut their own stuff, and try out each other's styles. Consisting of bluegrass/klezmer medleys and uniquely performed ...
