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Ricardo Gallo Cuarteto: Udimbres y Maranas
by James Nichols
Ricardo Gallo Cuarteto Udimbres y Maranas La Distritofonica 2008 The Ricardo Gallo Cuarteto's sound is complex--and not just because the Cuarteto is born out of a marriage between avant-garde jazz and Colombian rhythms. What adds further depth to their music is the emotional density that shows itself almost immediately on ...
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band: Season Of Changes
by John Kelman
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Season Of Changes Verve Music Group 2008 It's been eight years since drummer Brian Blade released the outstanding Perceptual (Blue Note, 2000), his last release with his Fellowship band. While much has changed, from the first notes of Season Of Changes' opener, the potent, mid-tempo ...
Andrew Beals: Gravy Train
by Elliott Simon
Andrew Beals Gravy Train NASMusic 2008 For half a century, saxophonists have gravitated toward Hammond B3-led bands to hone their chops. The demands of the “chitlin' circuit" combined with those burnin' B3 lines create the perfect musical training ground. Consequently, some of the sagest advice for an aspiring ...
Eric Alexander Quartet: Prime Time
by Jay Deshpande
Eric Alexander Quartet Prime Time HighNote Records 2008 After more than fifteen years on the scene, Eric Alexander deserves his due as one of today's top tenor saxophonists. He has trained and toughed it out with some of the best musicians in the business, and is a player ...
Charlie Mariano: Silver Blue
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Charlie Mariano Silver Blue Enja Records 2008 There is much that is unique about the alto saxophone sound, the “voice," of Charlie Mariano. The word that perhaps best describes Mariano's sound is intimate. Not intimate in the erotic sense--although the intensely romantic treatment on this album of standards ...
Yitzhak Yedid: Oud Bass Piano Trio
by Eyal Hareuveni
Yitzhak Yedid Oud Bass Piano Trio Between the Lines 2008 Composer and pianist Yitzhak Yedid's new composition is an impressive attempt to weave current and traditional styles and influences into a cohesive contemporary work. In this five part suite, premiered at the Oud Festival in Jerusalem in November ...
Alexander Von Schlippenbach: Twelve Tone Tales Volumes 1 & 2
by Nic Jones
Alexander Von Schlippenbach Twelve Tone Tales Volumes 1 & 2 Intakt 2007 Pianist and composer Alexander Von Schlippenbach has staying power. Over the course of 40 years he has proven himself to be as fervently committed to the cause of free and near-free improvisation as anyone out there. ...
Uriel and Egg: The Road to Hatfield and Beyond
by John Kelman
In the chronicles of progressive rock history, the British Canterbury scene has been largely defined by such groups as Caravan, Gong, Hatfield And The North, National Health and Soft Machine. But Uriel and its successor, Egg, have long been considered seminal precursors. Both featured future Hatfield keyboardist Dave Stewart, bassist/vocalist Mont Campbell and drummer Clive Brooks, ...
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman: Song X: Twentieth Anniversary
by Chris May
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman Song X: Twentieth Anniversary Nonesuch Records 2005 The untrammeled pleasure Pat Metheny has given this listener over the last couple of months with the freewheeling trio album Day Trip (Nonesuch Records, 2008) has prompted a trawl through the guitarist's back catalogue in search of another ...
Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 2
by Doug Collette
Grateful Dead Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 2 Grateful Dead/Rhino 2008 In conceiving Road Trips, the first archive series to emerge after the Grateful Dead initiated their business partnership with Rhino Records, the intent was to highlight significant phases of the band's performing career without impinging on previous ...
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