Results for "Eric Reed"

Eric Reed: Here

by Ken Dryden
August 7, 2006

Throughout this studio session, Eric Reed shows why many critics consider him to be one of the top pianists of his generation. Well-accompanied by bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Willie Jones III, Reed kicks off with a lively interpretation of Benny Golson's jazz standard “Stablemates, on which the shadings and pulse of the rhythm section complement ...

Eric Reed: Here

by Robert R. Calder
July 16, 2006

Eric Reed's gifts have never been in doubt, whether playing Scott Joplin's “Maple Leaf Rag" on a Wynton Marsalis educational video--or very original swing piano, deliberately jazzless gospel or conteporary jazz in duet with the neglected Johnny O'Neal on the ad lib concert released as Rockin' the Spirit (Chesky, 2005). He was a standout on Joe ...

Eric Reed: Here

by C. Michael Bailey
May 3, 2006

Pianist Eric Reed is one of the most articulate and intelligent ambassadors of jazz performing today. His 21st Century recordings Happiness, From My Heart, Mercy and Grace, E-Bop, and Merry Magic show Reed fully formed and creatively fluid. Add to these thoughts bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Willie Jones III, and the jazz listenership receives the ...

E-Bop

By Eric Reed

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Aint Nothing Wrong With That (Reed) - 6:23 2. Bouncin' With Boo Boo (Reed) - 7:59 3. E-Bop (Reed) - 5:18 4. Little Girls (Reed) - 6:58 5. Grew-Vy (Reed) - 7:24 6. Ornate (Reed) - 10:17 7. La Berthe (Hope) - 4:06 8. Perugian Rain (Reed) - 6:11 9. Roller Coaster (Reed) - 4:46 10. Evidence/Think of One (Monk) - 6:21

Merry Magic

By Eric Reed

Label: MAXJAZZ
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentleman (Traditional) - 5:57 2. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Coots/Gillespie) - 4:23 3. Winter Wonderland (Bernard/Smith) - 6:05 4. Angels in the Snow (Reed) - 4:37 5. Santa Baby (Javits/Springer/Springer) - 3:15 6. Low, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Praetorius) - 2:05 7. The Christmas Song (Torm?/Wells) - 3:56 8. Little Drummer Boy (Davis/Onorati/Simeone) - 4:08 9. Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (Wade) - 1:45 10. I Wonder as I Wander (Niles) - 3:19 11. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (Loesser) - 4:56 12. Christmas Blues (Cahn/Holt) - 4:25 13. After the Holidays (Meyer) - 4:33

Eric Reed: Merry Magic

by Celeste Sunderland
December 2, 2003

The best kinds of holiday albums are the ones that offer a diverse selection of songs while holding true to the theme. Pianist Eric Reed's new Christmas disc Merry Magic combines hard-swinging bebop with slow, graceful ballads, a little Latin spice, and evangelical organ. It culls up all the emotions of the season, from childlike anticipation ...

Eric Reed: E-Bop

by Joel Roberts
November 12, 2003

Eric Reed, who spent a week at the Village Vanguard in October with his septet, says the compositions on his new album are a reflection not just of his musical tastes but of what's currently going on in his life. If that's the case, the Philadelphia-born pianist must be living a very good life indeed. The ...

From My Heart

By Eric Reed

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2002

Donald Harrison: Real Life Stories

by C. Michael Bailey
September 13, 2002

Nouveau Swing... Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison is all about dance. It is danceable rhythms that fuel his nouveau swing vision of jazz. Not necessarily Latin in texture, the rhythm is at once angular and smooth—a musical dichotomy. The 42-year-old New Orleans native has been recording since the mid 1980s and has produced a solid track record ...

Happiness

By Eric Reed

Label: Nagel Heyer Records
Released: 2001
Track listing:

Happiness; Three Dances: Island Grind, Latin Bump, Boogie Down; Say You Care; Suite Sister: Fine And Brown; Suite Sisters: Crazy Red; Suite Sisters: Black Beauty; Mood Indigo; Romantic Rag; Devil In A Dress; Someone Else's Love. (Total Time: 60:12)