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Rich Perry: SteepleChase Jam Session Vol. 24 & e*motion
by Francis Lo Kee
Various Artists SteepleChase Jam Session Vol. 24 #1 SteepleChase 2008 Rich Perry e*motion #2 SteepleChase 2008 At a relatively early age - though playing professionally since the mid '70s--tenor saxophonist Rich Perry is ...
Solo Piano: Kaori Osawa & Genevieve Foccroulle
by Francis Lo Kee
Kaori Osawa Aluminum Leo 2007 Genevieve Foccroulle Anthony Braxton: Piano Music (1968-2000) Leo 2008 Kaori Osawa's Aluminum, though not a traditional approach to solo piano (if one ...
Barry Harris and Mal Waldron: Passing It On / A Portrait
by Francis Lo Kee
Barry Harris: Passing It On / A Portrait of Mal Waldron Rhapsody Films 2008This DVD release collects two films about two significant jazz pianists—Barry Harris and Mal Waldron. The first film is a short (23 minutes) but wonderfully personable glimpse into the life of pianist/educator Harris, who describes himself at the film's ...
Soren Kjaergaard: Optics
by Francis Lo Kee
The title track of Optics provides a good overview to this beautiful and fascinating recording. While some young musicians seek to capture their audience with a fusillade of notes, pianist Sïren Kjaergaard's trio proceeds with the flowing confidence of a Zen master. That's not to say that Optics doesn't have its intense, passionate or loud moments, ...
Piano Trio: Mulgrew Miller & Armen Donelian
by Francis Lo Kee
Mulgrew Miller Live at the Kennedy Center, Volume Two MAXJazz 2007 Armen Donelian Oasis Sunnyside Records 2008 The piano trio in jazz is possibly analogous to the ...
Max Roach: Jazz Contrasts & Introducing Johnny Griffin
by Francis Lo Kee
Kenny Dorham Jazz Contrasts (Keepnews Collection) Riverside-Concord 2008 Johnny Griffin Introducing (RVG) Blue Note 2008 These two fantastic recordings feature the great drumming of the late Max ...
Pete Malinverni: Invisible Cities
by Francis Lo Kee
A concept record of sorts, pianist Pete Malinverni was initially inspired to put his Invisible Cities project together after reading the Italian novelist Italo Calvino's book of the same name. Though the CD is full of good jazz improvisation (with a truly wonderful rhythm team of bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Tom Melito), it also seems ...
Chick Corea & Gary Burton: The New Crystal Silence
by Francis Lo Kee
The original Crystal Silence (recorded in 1972) was--and still is--one of the strongest early releases on the then relatively new ECM Records. Pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton have been working as a dynamic duo for over 35 years now, releasing many CDs in duo form and with various ensembles. The playing ...
Pat Metheny: Day Trip
by Francis Lo Kee
Pat Metheny's -Day Trip gets underway with the up-tempo “Son of Thirteen," bringing to mind the best of his playing, which combines the seemingly contradictory qualities of explosive virtuosity and tender lyricism. In his wheelhouse, the guitarist also knows how to feature the talents of collaborators (eg, Jaco Pastorius on Metheny's 1976 ECM debut as a ...
Gary Smulyan: More Treasures
by Francis Lo Kee
Perhaps if you asked jazz fans to name a progenitorial baritone saxophonist, they might name Harry Carney or Gerry Mulligan. Yet Gary Smulyan's lineage comes more from musicians like Cecil Payne, Leo Parker, Pepper Adams, Serge Chaloff and Nick Brignola--the few baritonists that dared to master the tricky, chromatic music known as bebop. Indeed, More Treasures ...
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