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Benoit Delbecq: Phonetics
by Francis Lo Kee
Benoît Delbecq is a unique and diligent musical explorer who deserves your listening attention. Phonetics and some recent performances provide a helpful introduction to two very developed aspects of his musical being. In his solo piano playing (heard at the Jazz Gallery last month) Delbecq used a prepared piano technique that turned his ...
Jabbo Ware and The Me We & Them Orchestra: Vignettes in the Spirit of Ellington
by Francis Lo Kee
This is a sonically gorgeous recording. James Jabbo Ware beautifully orchestrates, exploiting the colors of the various instruments to their fullest, and he frames the great soloists in different ways from solo spot to solo spot. Much of the music here has a narrative element. “Strange Land starts with a mallets on tom-toms ...
Gary Versace: Time and Again
by Francis Lo Kee
Some band leaders put recordings together as if they should be the only soloist, the other musicians mere accompanists. Gary Versace, here as organist, has successfully sidestepped that boring, egotistical approach. “First Things Last, a simple piece that serves the function of an up-tempo swing tune, is a good example of how the band really plays ...
John Lindberg: Winter Birds
by Francis Lo Kee
John Lindberg is a deep musician. In almost thirty recordings as leader or co-leader, he has assembled some of the most interesting collections of great players you will ever find. Some of his so-called sidemen have included trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, drummers Andrew Cyrille and Ed Thigpen, the recently departed Albert Mangelsdorff, and Steve Lacy. Probably ...
Cal Tjader: Best of Concord Years / Sextet; Charlie Byrd: Homage to Jobim
by Francis Lo Kee
Here are three sets of music by musicians associated under the expansive banner of Latin jazz. Stan Getz is usually credited with starting the fusion of Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. However, classically trained guitarist Charlie Byrd (and his sideman, perhaps most importantly the drummer Buddy Deppenschmidt) was among the first to go on a South ...
Adam Rogers: Apparitions
by Francis Lo Kee
Though the liner notes, which contain plenty of quotes by Rogers, try to explain in a technical way what's going on in the music, Apparitions is music you can feel. “The Tyranny of Fixed Numbers, the second track, is indeed a very original composition, though you're hit in the gut with guitar and tenor saxophone (Chris ...
Gerry Mulligan/Thelonious Monk: Mulligan Meets Monk
by Francis Lo Kee
Mulligan and Monk: what is their common ground? Certainly not the “Cool School West Coast pianoless groups of Mulligan and Baker. Nor do you think of the Lester Young-influenced Mulligan in the same sphere (pun intended) as some of Monk's preeminent sax players, like Johnny Griffin or John Coltrane.Perhaps it is their mutual love ...
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding Quintet: Complete Fifties Studio Recordings
by Francis Lo Kee
The first thing that piqued my interest about Complete Fifties Studio Recordings (compiled from the Savoy, Prestige, Columbia, and Bethlehem labels) was the inclusion of a rare Mingus piece called “Reflections. When you get to track number six after traveling through the preceding tunes (including the delightful “Bernie's Tune ) you might utter “Toto, I don't ...
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by Francis Lo Kee
Joëlle Léandre started off her musical life as a great classical bassist, an award winning student at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris. In '76 she was awarded a scholarship to work at the University of Buffalo where she came into contact with contemporary music composer Morton Feldman and subsequently began performing the works of ...
Keith Jarrett: Radiance & The Out-of-Towners
by Francis Lo Kee
Keith Jarrett's career in music is rich in details. A sideman with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis and one-time leader of two immensely creative quartets (one based in the US, the other in Europe), both of which have featured his unique compositions. He's also written for string quartet, string ensemble, brass quintet and has performed classical ...
