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Frank Emilio Flynn Y Sus Amigos: Barbarisimo
by Germein Linares
This album was originally released in '96 and is being reissued with improved digital clarity by Milan. Barbarisimo finds the legendary Cuban pianist Frank Emilio Flynn with Miguel Angá Diaz and “Changito" on percussion, Orlando Valle on flute, Carlitos del Puerto on bass, and Enrique Lazaga on guiro and claves. Though the first tune, “Gandinga, Mondongo ...
Bill Cunliffe: Tomo
by Germein Linares
Tomo is the second album on Torri honoring composer Reed Kotler, following last year's release of It's About Love by pianist/arranger Bill Cunliffe. Though little known outside San Francisco, Kotler is a modern composer who seems to have struck an appreciative chord with the Los Angeles-based Cunliffe.As with It's About Love, the music on ...
Ravi Coltrane: In Flux
by Germein Linares
Ravi Coltrane's fourth studio release, In Flux, is what he calls “by far the strongest work I've done to date." A bold statement, no doubt, though the album's twelve offerings give credibility to his argument. Joined by his touring group of pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer EJ Strickland, Coltrane exploits the group's cohesion: ...
Paul Rutherford Trio: GHEIM
by Germein Linares
The latest release of trombonist Paul Rutherford's GHEIM includes two '83 sessions. The first part is the original two-part live recording of GHEIM at the Bracknell Jazz Festival on July 2, 1983; the latter half features three studio recordings from December of the same year. In both cases, Paul Rutherford employs the excellent and witty skills ...
Judy Wexler: Easy on the Heart
by Germein Linares
Vocalist Judy Wexler makes her recording debut with Easy on the Heart. Wexler is quickly becoming a staple of the Los Angeles jazz scene and, like many other jazz artists in Southern California, deserving of better recognition. Joining her are other LA jazz stalwarts like saxophonist Bob Sheppard, pianist Alan Pasqua (a former member of Tony ...
Gold Sparkle Trio with Ken Vandermark: Brooklyn Cantos
by Germein Linares
Maintaining focus in free jazz seems like an oxymoron. By free, obviously, one assumes no rules, no shackles, and no restrictions. This is fine and dandy in theory; in execution, though, some do better than others with this musical autonomy. It might be free all right, but, is it music and, more importantly to us, is ...
Jim Hobbs & The Fully Celebrated Orchestra: Lapis Exilis
by Germein Linares
The Fully Celebrated Orchestra is an uncommon creature, even in the bizarro world of free jazz. While its music remains firmly rooted in the jazz aesthetic, the orchestra frequently invites other elements to its dance. Invite might be too soft, actually; these players demand action, movement, and depth from rock, soul, funk, and several non-Western influences. ...
Per Henrik Wallin Trio: The Stockholm Tapes
by Germein Linares
The Stockholm Tapes include two '70s recordings by the Per Henrik Wallin Trio in Stockholm. The first two tracks, “E.V." and “Wuppertal," come from a 1977 concert at Kagelbanan, while the final two improvisations, “A Jive in July," and “This Time Is Next Time Now," come from a 1975 concert at Jazz Club Fasching. As with ...
Wally Shoup Trio: Blue Purge
by Germein Linares
The Seattle-based group of alto saxophonist Wally Shoup, bassist Reuben Radding, and drummer Bob Rees offers eleven diverse and intense improvisational pieces on Blue Purge. This followup to 2003's Fusillades and Lamentations finds various moods in its path as it progresses from the wobbly “Ruffing It" to the playful “Depth Charge," the serene “Gut Luv," and ...
Lou Grassi Quartet: Avanti Galoppi
by Germein Linares
With over thirty years of dedication to jazz, drummer Lou Grassi should be better known. In the netherworld of jazz, though, and its even darker region of free jazz, no one seems capable of escaping obscurity, a sort of reverse vampire state. Avanti Galoppi brings Grassi closer to the light, closer to the recognition he deserves ...
