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December 2003
by Glenn Astarita
The Sublime AndTim Berne’s Science Friction Thirsty Ear Recordings Alto saxophonist Tim Berne generates massive doses of excitement and spine tingling thrills a minute throughout this wondrous live recording of a performance in Switzerland. The bass-less unit breathes fire and brimstone through these climactically enacted works. It’s an electro-acoustic outing, featuring pianist ...
November 2003
by Glenn Astarita
TriPodTriPod Moonjune Records The trio’s first effort for this enterprising New York City-based progressive rock record label is a power packed affair indeed. Think of asymmetrical parts, Van Der Graaf Generator, Morphine and King Crimson morphed into one neat little package, enhanced by twelve-string bassist Clint Bahr’s zealous vocalizations. The instrumentation consists ...
Veryan Weston: Tessellations for Lutheal Piano (2003)
by Glenn Astarita
Improvising pianist Veryan Weston treads cerebral territory during this adventurous undertaking, performed on the Lutheal piano. Created in 1918 by a Belgian named George Cloethens, the instrument was fabricated as a mechanism that could be installed into a grand piano. But the original instrument was presumably destroyed by fire, and so Weston trekked to the Museum ...
October 2003
by Glenn Astarita
All ThatPhil Miller - In Cahoots Cuneiform Records Formed in 1982 by British guitarist Phil Miller and featuring ex-Soft Machine saxophonist Elton Dean, this jazz-rock sextet minces tuneful themes with fierce soloing escapades. In any event, the group’s latest might convert a few jazz/fusion nay-sayers. One of the more interesting aspects of ...
September 2003
by Glenn Astarita
The Silence Behind Each Cry – Suite for Urs VoerkelOmri Ziegele - Billiger Bauer Intakt Records This Switzerland-based modern jazz nonet minces garrulous horn charts with rock underpinnings in concert with a few rambunctiously rendered cosmic meltdowns. The title work is dedicated to the late Swiss saxophonist Urs Voerkel, whereas “Part IV ...
August 2003
by Glenn Astarita
A Night For BakuDjam Karet Cuneiform Records This artful yet hard-hitting Southern California progressive rock quintet consistently releases quality material. They’ve been in the business since 1984. The band’s latest studio effort features affecting melodies intertwined with sheets of EFX, roaring guitars and thumping backbeats. At times the musicians seemingly get back ...
July 2003
by Glenn Astarita
Jazz & Blues from the Crescent CityVic Shepherd New Orleans Harmonica New Orleans Harmonica Chromatic harmonica performer Vic Shepherd and his bandmates work through a set of jazz and blues standards, although the compositional credits are conspicuously missing from the liners. More importantly, Shepherd’s pronounced love for New Orleans is clearly conveyed ...
June 2003
by Glenn Astarita
Uses Wrist GrabBONE Cuneiform Records BONE is guitarist Nick Didkovsky (Doctor Nerve), bassist Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine), and drummer John Roulat (Forever Einstein). In essence, this is a power trio with avant stylizations, complete with shrewdly placed loops and EFX induced treatments amid the trio’s angular movements. And for those familiar with ...
Kenny Wheeler: Dream Sequence
by Glenn Astarita
The latest edition to trumpeter/flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler's discography commences with variable pulses and emphatic horn charts on “Unti." But while this production launches with an up-tempo groove, the majority of this set simply corresponds to the wistful implications set forth by the album title. Recorded during several visits to London's Gateway Studio spanning 1995 ...
Paolo Botti Quintet: Moto Contrario
by Glenn Astarita
Violaist Paolo Botti celebrates diversity through music via his compositions and arrangements. No doubt, Botti succeeds at redefining previously explored mainstream or better yet, traditional concepts on Moto Contrario. Botti and his band cover a gamut of genres, including blues, swing, and avant-garde styles, neatly wrapped into one progressive jazz package. Where contrasting themes coalesce, divide, ...
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