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Bob Aves: Translating The Gongs
by Glenn Astarita
Filipino guitarist/composer Bob Aves is a well-traveled, multitasking artist who delves into a divergent scope of activities. The Berklee School of Music graduate subsequently ventured into film scoring and here fuses Philippine indigenous music with Western jazz. On Translating The Gongs, Aves blends Indo-jazz with traditional Filipino folk music and mainstream jazz grooves. He's ...
Actis Band: Allende
by Glenn Astarita
In addition to numerous solo gigs with various bands, Italian multi-reedist Carlo Actis Dato has been fronting this wily jazz-rock quintet for several years. And regardless of format, group size or style within the jazz idiom, his penchant for bravado and humor is unswerving. The band's in-your-face line of attack heralds a multifaceted approach to jazz-rock ...
Proto-Kaw: The Wait of Glory
by Glenn Astarita
For my money, Proto-Kaw's 2004 release Before Became After was a modern-day progressive rock classic. Featuring Kansas founder and guitarist Kerry Livgren, that and this recording explore and extend concepts pursued by the group prior to the advent of its '70s-era commercial success. And while this newly issued studio session might not transcend or perhaps parallel ...
Cecil Taylor Quartet: Incarnation
by Glenn Astarita
Recorded live in Berlin in 1999, this quartet outing features longtime Cecil Taylor associate and drummer Andrew Cyrille. But guitarist Franky Douglas' intermittent injections of James Brown-style funk passages provide a curiously interesting curveball of sorts. The quartet commences the set with a feeling-out process, greasing the pot prior to an onslaught of intertwining ...
May 2006
by Glenn Astarita
Frank CatalanoMighty BurnerBright Records2006 Tenor saxophonist Frank Catalano huffs, puffs and blows the house down during these torrid jazz-rock numbers. During years of touring with the late organist Charles Earland ("The Mighty Burner ), drummer Louis Bellson and crooner Tony Bennett, the saxophonist has acquired uncanny maturity for a 27 ...
Cream: Disraeli Gears
by Glenn Astarita
> Cream Disraeli Gears Eagle Rock 2006 This black & white footage of the first rock supergroup features vintage clips of Cream's performances, complete with guitar god Eric Clapton's puffed up hairdo and other tidbits. The band's 1967 classic Disraeli Gears is analyzed, along with the group's rise to ...
The Bill Horvitz Band: The Disappearance
by Glenn Astarita
One-time New York downtown scene guitarist Bill Horvitz aligns with saxophonist Steve Adams of ROVA and drummer Joseph Sabella for this jaunty, bass-less trio set. The title might refer to his occasional absence from the global jazz scene, but the music marks a jubilant return to action.The trio navigates through nooks and crannies with ...
Gebhard Ullmann / Chris Dahlgren / Jay Rosen: Cut It Out
by Glenn Astarita
German multi-woodwind artist Gebhard Ullmann is a resourceful performer who's often willing to explore jazz improvisation within diverse groups. Known for pushing the envelope, the artist and his trio explore the lower-register realm on this studio set. Ullmann's use of bass clarinet and bass flute serves as the underpinning for his exchanges with bassist ...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Brotherman In The Fatherland
by Glenn Astarita
If there's any doubt left about Rahsaan Roland Kirk's brilliance, then this newly issued and previously unreleased live recording provides yet more evidence of his talents. Culled from tapes of his band's 1972 performance at Hamburg, Germany's Funkhaus, these sides present Kirk's all-encompassing approach to jazz. Asymmetrical combining free-form, pop-jazz and dabs of world music, the ...
Kush: Streams of Consciousness: Volume One
by Glenn Astarita
The music on this first volume of Streams of Consciousness was inspired by sixty hours of live recordings of Kush's 2003-4 gigs at Toronto's Potato Blues Supper Club. The quartet, which has been nominated for Group of the Year by Canada's Smooth Jazz Awards, pursues a smooth, jazz-fusion contemporary sound, using loops and samples to provide ...
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