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Fred Hess Big Band: Hold On
by Dan McClenaghan
Fred Hess has been prolific this millennium. For those familiar with the Denver-based saxophonist's last six discs, however, Hold On may come as a surprise. Since 2004, Hess has immersed himself in the art of the piano-less quartet, before augmenting his group--first, with a second saxophonist, and then a guitarist, moving from quintet to sextet and ...
Bill McHenry Quintet: Sonic Pressure
by Farrell Lowe
In the world of music, some live performances stand out with distinction. There are nights where the bandstand can be a magical place, with the musicians expressing an added dimension to their normal artistry. Those nights are special and are, with luck, captured in a recording like this one. Sonic Pressure was recorded live at the ...
Single Moment
By Fred Hess
Label: Alison Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Blues For Bonnie Belle; Dancing With Daffodils; Norman's Gold; While My Lady Sleeps; Port O' Call; Thursday's Theme; Out of the Past; Return of the Clefs; Spring Is Here; Single Moment.
The Fred Hess Band: Single Moment
by Jerry D'Souza
Tenor saxophonist Fred Hess has been something of an adventurer with his music. He has not only gone past the obvious in his interpretation of tunes, he has also been unafraid to get into different genres. That he has been successful tells his tale. Hess adds guitarist Dale Bruning to his tried and true ...
The Fred Hess Band: Single Moment
by Dan McClenaghan
Tenor saxophonist Fred Hess blew off on a free tangent in 2002 with Exposed (CIMP Records), employing an Ornette Coleman style quartet containing two horns, bass and drums. He followed up on that approach with three excellent Tapestry Records discs, Extended Family (2003), The Long and Short of It (2004), and Crossed Paths (2005), with the ...
The Fred Hess Band: Single Moment
by Troy Collins
Denver-based tenor saxophonist Fred Hess is an under-sung yet vital presence in the Mid-Western jazz scene. His current quartet with Ron Miles (trumpet), Ken Filiano (bass) and Matt Wilson (drums) first recorded together on The Long and Short of It (Tapestry, 2004). A prolific post-bop ensemble, they have issued three follow-up albums in as many years, ...
In The Grotto
By Fred Hess
Label: Alison Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Simple Steps; In The Grotto; Hold On; Fortunes Finding; Alison's Dream; The Clefs - Final Chapter?; Ninth House.
The Fred Hess Band: In the Grotto
by Dan McClenaghan
The opening cut on The Fred Hess Band's In the Grotto, “Simple Steps," is a curious mix of whimsy and menace, stunning technical virtuosity and free form good times, a malleable weave of the eloquent and the intricate in his solos as he blows between the tight ensemble sections, all within the saxophonist's loose-jointed compositions. It's ...
The Fred Hess Band: In The Grotto
by Troy Collins
In The Grotto is Denver-based composer and tenor saxophonist Fred Hess' twelfth album as a leader and the fourth to feature members of his long-running quartet. The Long and Short of It (Tapestry, 2004) and Crossed Paths (Tapestry, 2005) featured trumpeter Ron Miles, bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Matt Wilson. How 'Bout Now (Tapestry, 2006) expanded ...
How 'Bout Now
By Fred Hess
Label: Tapestry
Released: 2006
Track listing: How 'Bout Now; Sooz Blooz; Song for Susan; Scarlett's dance; Finding the Evidence; The Clef's
Ski Vacation; Opposites Attract; Gathering Moss; In the Moment; B. Quick.
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