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Hamid Drake / Albert Beger / William Parker: Evolving Silence, Vol. 1
by Glenn Astarita
Israeli tenor saxophonist Albert Beger uses a no-nonsense blood-and-guts attack during most of this turbocharged, free-form modern jazz exposition. Beger goes toe-to-toe with two famed jazz artists, bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake, whose fluid, driving rhythms set the stage for this action-packed session. On “Naked Truth, Drake's sweeping press rolls behind Parker's briskly flowing ...
April 2006
by Glenn Astarita
Rick BishopWhat 4Rick Bishop2006 New England bassist Rick Bishop uses his chops to accompany divergent jazz styles on this independent release featuring a cast of regional musicians and students. His electric bass playing recalls the work of Michael Manring and Jaco Pastorius. On this collection of boogie-based swing grooves, traditional ...
Glen Hall / trio_muo: Angles
by Glenn Astarita
Canadian multi-reedist Glen Hall is noted for pushing the envelope, largely within modern jazz and free improvisational domains. This trio release exemplifies that notion rather poignantly. His interesting compositional concepts reflect learning from the masters, while concurrently sculpting his own voice. The band slices up time signatures; Hall and the rhythm section execute contrapuntal maneuvers, all ...
Mark O'Leary / Uri Caine / Ben Perowsky: Closure
by Glenn Astarita
Irish modern jazz guitarist Mark O'Leary is on a veritable roll. With several comparatively recent releases for this distinguished UK-based jazz/improvisation record label, he has caught the attention of the global jazz community in rather expeditious fashion. On that note, O'Leary is a slick-picking instrumentalist, but unlike many of his peers, he makes every note count. ...
Bob Drake: What Day Is It?
by Glenn Astarita
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and noted producer Bob Drake transmits the vibe of a mad scientist at work. As a member or producer of numerous cutting edge progressive rock bands, as well as throughout his lengthy solo career, Drake has generally found ways to mingle various forms of Americana with abstract motifs. This reissue of his first solo ...
Rale Micic: Serbia
by Glenn Astarita
During a blindfold test, it would be hard for anyone to tell that guitarist Rale Micic hails from Serbia--or, for that matter, any other country that isn't noted for modern jazz musicians. With help from notables such as trumpeter/flugelhornist Tom Harrell and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, this quartet packs an unassuming punch marked by soft tones and ...
Barry Guy -- London Jazz Composers Orchestra: Study II, Stringer
by Glenn Astarita
This newly-released outing looms as a modern/free jazz fest, highlighting studio sessions performed in 1983 ("Stringer, London) and 1991 ("Study II," Switzerland) and led by bassist Barry Guy's multinational orchestra, featuring a who's who of the Euro jazz and improvisation scene. The bassist steers the ensemble through a potpourri of mood-evoking frameworks. In addition to spiraling ...
Various: Compost 200: Freshly Composted
by Glenn Astarita
This Munich-based record label has provided eleven years of cutting-edge club music on 12 LP and CD formats. This compilation stands as a divergent anniversary gala, celebrating the label's cast of artists for its 200th release. Many of these selected works feature grooving dance beats spiced with funky/pulsating synth lines, mild rap and ethereal ...
March 2006
by Glenn Astarita
GutbucketSludge TestCantaloupe Music2006 It's not often that you'll listen to a hardcore jazz-rock outfit transcribing classical composer Olivier Messiaen's “Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes. But as it stands, this high-octane quartet pulls it off, although the correlation might not be overtly noticeable upon the first few listens. ...
Fred Frith / Stevie Wishart / Carla Kihlstedt: The Compass, Log, and Lead
by Glenn Astarita
In the course of guitarist/composer and consummate improviser Fred Frith's extensive discography, many of us have grown accustomed to being sensitized for expecting the unforeseen. With this release, recorded at a studio in Oakland, California, the trio casts a homespun edge to avant-garde stylizations. Violinist Carla Kihlstedt also uses a Swedish folk instrument known as the ...
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