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Eric Revis Quartet: In Memory Of Things Yet Seen
by Glenn Astarita
Bassist Eric Revis has performed and recorded with saxophonist Branford Marsalis' bands since 1997, and is a first-call session artist. Marsalis appears on two tracks for the bassist's third solo date on the progressive Portugal-based label, Clean Feed Records. The core quintet features a formidable frontline with tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry and alto saxophonist Darius Jones. ...
Billy Bottle & The Multiple: Unrecorded Beam
by Glenn Astarita
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist Billy Bottle is the pianist for renowned big band leader Mike Westbrook and has performed with British progressive rock luminaries. His octet and guest artists incorporate jazz rock and folk with a splash of Indie pop on this beguiling set. It's outlined on eminent American author and transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau's poems, also providing ...
Rempis - Johnston - Ochs: Spectral
by Glenn Astarita
For this nascent record label's sixth offering, Chicago-based saxophonist Dave Rempis unites with West Coast modernists, saxophonist Larry Ochs (The Rova Saxophone Quartet) and trumpeter Darren Johnston who has been all over the jazz map these days. Here, the trio hunkers down and prepares for battle via cyclonic three-way flurries, dappled with polytonal hues and expansive ...
Ben Flocks: Battle Mountain
by Glenn Astarita
California native, saxophonist Ben Flocks' compositions parallel an imaginary cross-country trek via the diverse climates he conjures with these alluring compositions. Spanning intermittent similarities to guitarist Bill Frisell's sojourns into Americana along with frothy New Orleans second line fare, spacey jazz rock, and a few quirky little ditties intermingled along the way, his debut is an ...
Pietro Valente Quantum 4: Entering The New Era - 432 Hz
by Glenn Astarita
Ace Italian drummer Pietro Valente enters the new era by having the musicians tune their instruments to 432 Hz. In the album notes he states that, “This recording has a feature that makes it one of a kind: Recent studies show that tuning at 432 Hz is more in harmony with human body vibrations." Thus, the ...
Le Tricycle: Le Tricycle
by Glenn Astarita
French pianist Jean-Rene Mourot and associates kindle an invigorating forum on this 32-minute length production. Kicking off the young record label, the trio makes a hearty musical statement with rambunctious risk-taking, counterbalanced by plush melodies, classical movements and orthodox modern jazz fare. “Kyrielle" commences with bassist Adam Lanfrey's lower register ostinato and saxophonist Michael ...
Machine Mass feat. Dave Liebman: Inti
by Glenn Astarita
Renowned saxophonist Dave Liebman's legacy as a musician who radiates illimitable vigor and a broad artistic expanse, hearkens back to his stint with Miles Davis and seemingly countless collaborations with a who's who in jazz amid an extensive resume as a leader. On this supercharged jazz-fusion gala he is the featured artist with spiraling young star, ...
John Davey - Dean Sharp - Ken McGloin: Open Range
by Glenn Astarita
Recorded in upstate New York and mastered by iconic experimental guitarist David Torn, the band led by bassist, educator John Davey embraces jazz power trio fare amid Americana, and jazz-folk and navigates through a potpourri of improvisation-based scenarios. However, the musicians sustain an open landscape via a loose but potent mode of operations. Consisting ...
Barry Guy New Orchestra: Amphi - Radio Rondo
by Glenn Astarita
Venerable British bassist and improviser, Barry Guy is the director of the New Orchestra but also serves as an enabler for the musicians' creative sparks to flourish. Other than frequent collaborator American trumpeter Herb Robertson, this aggregation consists of largely, European avant-jazz luminaries, prefacing the agenda on a hybrid chamber-orchestral slant, suitably noted by Guy in ...
Mike Pinder: The Promise / Among The Stars
by Glenn Astarita
As a founding member of The Moody Blues, keyboardist, percussionist and vocalist, Mike Pinder put the electro-mechanical tape replay keyboard instrument, mellotron on the map. He also composed several classics for the band, including “Melancholy Man" and “How Is It (We Are Here)," as his musicality inspired other artists and ensembles during the advent and glory ...
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