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Soft Machine: Out-Bloody-Rageous
by Francis Lo Kee
Soft Machine: Out-Bloody-Rageous Graham Bennett Hardback; 448 pages ISBN: 0946719845S.A.F. Publishing 2005 First of all, we at AllAboutJazz-New York note the recent passing of Elton Dean (1945-2006) with deep sadness. Mr. Dean was an integral part of the “classic" Soft Machine lineup.
Black Awareness / Half Moon
by Francis Lo Kee
The vibraphone is a relatively new instrument, introduced to the US in 1916 as the “steel marimba. Red Norvo, one of the very first musicians to play it, came to the vibes after playing a lot of xylophone and marimba. Vibraphonists Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson and Gary Burton all made important contributions to the ...
Kaivalya Volume 1 / Live at the 'Bottle' Fest
by Francis Lo Kee
John Coltrane and Elvin Jones are probably the unknowing progenitors of these two CDs (and many more like them). At a certain point in performances of the Coltrane quartet, McCoy Tyner and Jimmy Garrison dropped out--avoiding superfluousness--because Trane and Elvin had so much to say. A few years later Coltrane recorded the pivotal sax/drum duo Interstellar ...
Michael Attias: Credo
by Francis Lo Kee
Saxophonist Michael Attias has played a bunch of gigs as a sideman with some well known musicians over the years, but recently he has started to make releases as a leader. His singular effort Credo, recorded in 1999, is finally seeing the light of day. The music has a joyous positive energy from ...
Kenny Wheeler: Song For Someone / What Now? / Where Do We Go From Here?
by Francis Lo Kee
These three CDs by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler provide a glimpse of one of this planet's greatest musicians; all also feature the under-appreciated pianist John Taylor. Kenny Wheeler Song for Someone Psi 2004 Certainly Song for Someone will be an exciting find for Wheeler enthusiasts. A big ...
Connie Crothers: Live at the Outpost Performance Space
by Francis Lo Kee
This is a great example of truly free music, not the kind of posing, temper-tantrum stuff that is often enslaved by its ignorance of melody or harmony. Connie Crothers has forged a truly individual path in music, with next to no help from the marketplace. From track one, “Bird's Word, you get the feeling that even ...
Pyeng Threadgill: Of The Air
by Francis Lo Kee
Of the Air, an album of original music that cuts a broad stylistic swath, is focused and honest, traveling through various contexts organically. There are several reasons for the honest coherence of this music. The CD is recorded in analog with a core group of musicians, a working band rather than a collection of heavy-hitters or ...
Tony Malaby / Angelica Sanchez / Tom Rainey: Alive in Brooklyn, Vol. 2
by Francis Lo Kee
Of the many bands that concentrate on so-called free improvisation, this trio may be the best. Many might be called avant-garde (or energy music, or any number of other terms) and there are a few people from more traditional backgrounds who dabble in free improvisation--or whatever else you want to call it--but this group's skill and ...
Lift the Bandstand
by Francis Lo Kee
Steve Lacy Lift the Bandstand Rhapsody Films UPC UPC# 7 45475 8043 3 1985, issued on DVD 2005 Peter Bull's great film (originally released in 1985) is comprised mostly of performance and interview footage done at the Public Theatre in 1983. It's a solid and intelligent presentation of ...
Free Association; Duologues; Indian Winter
by Francis Lo Kee
It's an accepted fact that Jim Hall is considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of jazz. In fact, December 4, 2005 is his 75th birthday and he is celebrating at the Village Vanguard that week. Two of Hall's most famous recordings are Undercurrent and Intermodulation, duets with pianist Bill Evans. Indeed, ...
