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Thelonious Monk: Monk's Music
by David Rickert
Monk’s Music is the session where Thelonious famously told a frustrated Coltrane and Hawkins that, given the talent between the two of them, they should certainly be able to figure out how to handle his songs. Playing with Monk was more like a 5K run than a walk in the park, yet everyone who gigged with ...
Sonny Rollins: The Sound of Sonny
by David Rickert
There was once a time when Sonny Rollins frequently battled Stan Getz for the top spot in the critics’ polls. The two are more alike than one might think; like Getz, Rollins possesses a flawless technique that manages to be both bold and unassuming and frequently does his best work in relatively straightforward settings. This session ...
Joe Pass Trio: Live at Donte's
by Derek Taylor
There’s a popular, if somewhat misguided tendency amongst critical circles to rank musicians by relating them to those who have come before. Specific attention to the standing each one holds in relation to his or her peers in the areas of prowess, impact and artistic originality are just some of the prime determinants. Norman Granz is ...
JATP: Carnegie Hall 1949
by Derek Taylor
Home to the filibustering solo and crowd pleasing barrages of bombast, Norman Granz's JATP extravaganzas were a direct populist affront to the intellectualism that invaded jazz in the wake of the bebop revolution. Often taking a carnival barker's stance Granz made no bones about his emphasis on saturating his concerts with thrills even when it came ...
Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons: The Cry!
by David Rickert
Give a quick listen to this CD and you might be tempted to write off Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons as Ornette Coleman knockoffs, albeit good ones. The reality is that Lasha had been playing with Coleman since high school, swapping ideas and looking for fellow players in a world that wasn’t quite ready for what ...
Plas Johnson/Red Holloway: Keep That Groove Going!
by AAJ Staff
A number of shopworn lines might be used to characterizeKeep That Groove Going!, a session co-led by Plas Johnson and Red Holloway. Bromides such as “A battle between two veteran tenor saxophonists,” and “A heady combination of blues and bebop” contain more than a grain of truth, yet ultimately obscure the larger picture. Beneath the emotionally ...
Lennie Niehaus: Vol. 5: The Sextet
by AAJ Staff
The West Coast scene of the fifties produced few big names and ever fewer classic albums, but nevertheless provided fertile soil for some of the most stylish and consistent music in the history of jazz. For the most part, the artists working in the sunny climes of California were content to work within the established boundaries ...
Lucy Reed: This is Lucy Reed
by David Rickert
Can excellent arrangements prop up a merely good singer? Listen to this session and be the judge. Lucy Reed is an obscure singer who counted Woody Herman and Charlie Ventura among her admirers; from this session, one can only guess that from those endorsements she was having an off day. Two thirds of the sessions are ...
Sunshine of My Soul
By Jaki Byard
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2001
Track listing: Sunshine, Cast Away, Chandra, St. Louis Blues, Diane's Melody, Trendsition Zildjian.
Cascades/Rapid Transit
By Azymuth
Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2001
Track listing: Club Morocco/ Cascade of the Seven Waterfalls/ Through the Window/ Remembering Milton/ Festa Nativa/ A Woman/ Indian Pepper/ Make Mine Guaran
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