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Miller/Petrucciani/Lagr: Dreyfus Night in Paris
by Eric J. Iannelli
Dubbed “a 'Massey Hall' for the modern era"—is 1953 really such ancient history?— Dreyfus Night in Paris is actually a performance that took place nearly ten years ago and is only just seeing its release. The “Massey Hall" assertion is debatable given that the musicians here, though excellent, don't exactly match the calibre of Bird (aka ...
Enzo Rocco with Giancarlo Schiaffini & Ettore Fioravanti: Tubatrios Revenge
by Eric J. Iannelli
The debate over “What is jazz?" is as subject to changing collective tastes and individual preference as the age-old question “What is art?" We may never reach an answer that satisfies everyone. Hence the nature of the argument. But even proponents of the most liberal definition of the word will have to concede ...
The Respect Sextet: The Full Respect
by Eric J. Iannelli
While gigging in and around Rochester, New York, the Respect Sextet circulated a demo CD entitled Respectacle. This portmanteau, as I'm fairly sure it was intended, conjures immediate associations with other words: respect, spectacle and receptacle. All three are appropriate. The players in this six-piece delight in paying homage to every one of their musical influences ...
Also Not Pictured...: Equilateral
by Eric J. Iannelli
Equilateral is a group of four musicians (though not a quartet per se), three of whom once played together in the group Full Contact. They eschew a chording instrument in order to give “freedom to their improvisations while allowing them to utilize forms, textures, and harmonies to their advantage," according to their self-stated modus operandi. That ...
Franck Amsallem Waits for His Time
by Eric J. Iannelli
The liner notes to Franck Amsallem's newest record say it all. Summer Times is the French pianist's excursion into a more commercial, more accessible sound. Full stop. End of story. Of course you could finish there, but you wouldn't want to. Amsallem has a lot to say at this point in his career. ...
Daniel Mille: Entre Chien et Loup
by Eric J. Iannelli
No doubt Daniel Mille got his share of flack for his chosen instrument while he was growing up. Actually, we know this to be the case: he abandoned the accordion at the age of 13 because his classmates' teasing became too much to bear. Like many of us, they saw the accordion not for its romantic ...
Jeff Ray: The Walkup
by Eric J. Iannelli
After four years spent cutting his teeth in clarinetist Darryl Harper's jazz project The Onus, the Ohio native Jeff Ray has released his debut solo recording, a largely self-penned collection of extended electric jams and a collage of musical genres. "Solo recording," however, is a descriptive term that offers quite a lot of ...
Tom Harrell: Wise Children
by Eric J. Iannelli
The nicest thing you could say about trumpeter Tom Harrell's Wise Children, unfortunately, is that you've heard it all before. "Straight to My Heart" with guest diva Dianne Reeves sounds like every smooth jazz ballad put to tape during the 1970s and '80s; and its irritating blandness is merely exacerbated by some abysmally cliché lyrics penned ...
