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Ches Smith: Congs for Brums
by Florence Wetzel
This solo percussion set by Ches Smith offers ten songs full of depth and imagination. About half of the tunes on Congs for Brums feature the vibraphone, the other half drums and percussion; some songs include both. Smith wrote all the vibraphone pieces on piano and his drum pieces borrow ideas from the vibraphone songs, allowing ...
Free Range Rat: Nut Club
by Florence Wetzel
Nut Club is chock-full of interesting songs, demonstrating the originality of the group known as Free Range Rat, as well as its intelligence and warmth. The band is composed of uniformly strong players: John Carlson (trumpet and flugelhorn), Eric Hipp (tenor sax), Shawn McGloin (bass), and George Schuller (drums and percussion), here with special guest Douglas ...
Wadada Leo Smith & Adam Rudolph: Compassion
by Florence Wetzel
Compassion, a beautiful duet recording by Wadada Leo Smith and Adam Rudolph, provides a welcome addition to jazz' long tradition of spiritual expression. Recorded live in 2002 at a concert in Venice, California, the disc features Smith on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Rudolph on handrumset, dusu'ngoni, sibsi, vocal, kalimbas, gongs, cymbals and percussion. ...
James Beaudreau: Java St. Bagatelles
by Florence Wetzel
There's something refreshingly honest and personal about Java St. Bagatelles. This solo guitar recording is the first release by James Beaudreau, who has appeared as a sideman with The Billy Nayer Show and Grand Mal. The CD was recorded in the kitchen of Beaudreau's former apartment on Java Street in Brooklyn, and the music has a ...
Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound: Ceremonies of Forgiveness
by Florence Wetzel
The bodhisattva Wonderful Sound appears in the classic Buddhist scripture The Lotus Sutra, where he extends the invisible bridge of music so humans can tap into their hope, wisdom and strength. Inspired by Wonderful Sound's mission, alto saxophonist Bobby Zankel formed the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, a bold and expressive fourteen-piece band which includes three ...
Iconoclast: The Body Never Lies/The Dreadful Dance
by Florence Wetzel
Iconoclast The Body Never Lies Fang Records 2006 Iconoclast The Dreadful Dance Fang Records 2006 If your ears have been begging for something different, it's time to check out ...
We Three: Three for All
by Florence Wetzel
We Three is a treat for the ears, twelve songs by three of jazz' strongest players: saxophonist Dave Liebman, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Adam Nussbaum. This group combines decades of experience and friendship, and the players' mutual respect and affection radiates through the music's easy grace. As individuals, these musicians are capable of just about ...
Chris Byars: Night Owls and Steeplechase Jam Session #15
by Florence Wetzel
Chris Byars Octet Night Owls Smalls Records 2006 Kris Allen, Chris Byars, Loren Stillman Steeplechase Jam Session # 15 Steeplechase Records 2006 Saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader ...
Alberto Braida / Lisle Ellis / Fabrizio Spera: Di Terra
by Florence Wetzel
Di Terra is an international trio composed of New York-based Canadian Lisle Ellis (bass) and Italians Alberto Braida (piano) and Fabrizio Spera (drums). Ellis, the group's senior member, has had an important role in the Canadian improvised music scene, and through the years he's played with Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Peter Brotzmann, and Marilyn Crispell, as ...
Eric Person: Reflections: The Best of Collection
by Florence Wetzel
Reflections is an enjoyable selection of saxophonist Eric Person's music from 1993 to 2003, culled from five CDs, plus three previously unreleased tracks recorded at the 1998 Texaco Jazz Festival. All the pieces showcase Person's impeccable chops, which combined with his warmth, intelligence, and wry humor, make him a very special talent indeed. There's ...
