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Julius Tolentino: Just the Beginning
by Eric J. Iannelli
Bolder claims have been made than the one alto saxophonist Julius Tolentino makes in the title of his debut CD as leader, and on more than one occasion by musicians without the chops to back them up. That isn't the case here. At a baby-faced thirty years of age, surrounded by a group of veteran and ...
Tri-Fi: Tri-Fi
by Eric J. Iannelli
Tri-Fi comprises pianist Matthew Fries, drummer Keith Hall, and bassist Phil Palombi. The trio itself is relatively new, this eponymous disc marking its first recording as such; yet Fries, Hall, and Palombi have been playing together for years and working up a considerable rapport as the backing band for Curtis Stigers, who, incidentally, contributes guest vocals ...
Mark Sherman: One Step Closer
by Eric J. Iannelli
Joe Lovano's name may be what will first turn listeners' heads toward One Step Closer, but it will be vibraphonist Mark Sherman and his strong ensemble who will keep their attention fixed. Sherman himself is not as widely known as he could be, but he is by no means a newcomer to either the jazz or ...
Jeff Campbell: West End Avenue
by Eric J. Iannelli
West End Avenue was recorded in March 2003, just a few months after bassist Jeff Campbell's session with Trio East that resulted in Stop-Start, and, like that slightly earlier session, it features no harmonic instrument. Only this time around trumpeter Clay Jenkins has been replaced by tenor saxophonist and clarinetist John Wojciechowski, and drummer Rich Thompson ...
Paris Jazz: A Guide, from the Jazz Age to the Present
by Eric J. Iannelli
Luke Miner Paris Jazz: A Guide, from the Jazz Age to the Present The Little Bookroom ISBN: 1892145294 156 pages It would be difficult to overestimate the influence that Paris, much like New Orleans, Chicago and New York, has had on jazz music, its health and ...
The Frank Hewitt Quintet: Four Hundred Saturdays
by Eric J. Iannelli
Prufrock measured out his life in coffee spoons. Frank Hewitt, as this disc's title suggests, might have done so (albeit with a bit more relish) by counting his Saturdays at Smalls, the New York jazz club where he performed regularly for eight years. Sadly, his renown outside the club only properly began after his death in ...
Paul Motian Trio: At the Village Vanguard
by Eric J. Iannelli
Never one to regard form over content, I was nevertheless struck at once by the sheer beauty of the packaging of this reissue: a heavy, ribbed cardboard shell with an arced slot for the disc on one side, a thinner slip for the original liner notes on the other. It gives it the feeling of an ...
Walter Beltrami Trio: WB3
by Eric J. Iannelli
Scan the reverse side of this CD and you're likely to think that there's been some kind of printing error. Tracks by Wayne Shorter (two), Sam Rivers, Joe Henderson (two again), John Coltrane--saxophonists all. And yet Walter Beltrami is listed as a guitarist. Surely this has to be a mistake? The question is ...
Independent Exposure: Part 2
by Eric J. Iannelli
This is the second in a two-part review covering independent releases. The first part can be found here. Elektra Kurtis' Ensemble Elektra AFROdite's Smile Milo Records 2005 Ensemble Elektra call to mind another crossover fusion group, Babaghanoush (whose most recent album was, in a strange parallel, entitled ...
Independent Exposure: Part 1
by Eric J. Iannelli
The DIY ethic has been prevalent in rock music for several decades now, perhaps seeing its most significant explosion during the punk era of the late '70s. It would later give rise to a whole genre unto itself, otherwise known as “indie," or independent, characterized by artists who deliberately aimed to bypass the formal, big-money channels ...
