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Ben Goldberg Quintet: The Door, The Hat, The Chair, The Fact
by Jerry D'Souza
Ben Goldberg returns after a seven-year absence from recording with one for Steve Lacy. Goldberg wrote the music in 2004 when he came to know that the soprano saxophonist had cancer. The album was recorded three days after Lacy died. Lacy's “Blinks is in a state of constant flux. Goldberg's clarinet breaks up the lines, but ...
Erik Friedlander: Prowl
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
One of the most highly regarded cellists in today's creative improvised music scene, Erik Friedlander has been integral to projects led by saxophonist John Zorn, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and a host of others. But his prolific yield as a sideman has at times overshadowed his own work. Prowl, a testament to Friedlander's talents as a composer ...
Ben Goldberg Quintet: The Door, The Hat, The Chair, The Fact
by John Kelman
He's been active for fifteen years, but unless you know the New Klezmer Trio or have followed the Bay Area scene, chances are you haven't heard of clarinetist Ben Goldberg. Despite appearing on records by Charlie Hunter, Tin Hat Trio and John Zorn, in addition to half a dozen albums released under his own name, he's ...
Erik Friedlander: Prowl
by John Kelman
While cellist Erik Friedlander's last release with his Topaz quartet, Quake (Cryptogramophone, 2003), was a more cosmopolitan affair, Prowl is more localized. Emphasizing African rhythms, largely from percussionist Satoshi Takeishi's unusual hybrid of traditional drums and assorted percussion esoterica, this may be Topaz's most focused release to date. That's not to say there isn't plenty of ...
Erik Friedlander: Prowl
by Troy Collins
With its African-inspired cover art and concentration on indigenous polyrhythms, Prowl presents cellist Erik Friedlander's Topaz quartet taking a virtual trip to the dark continent for a set of rhythmic excursions that are as adventurous as they are accessible. While the ensemble's Middle Eastern modality is still firmly in place, the group has opened itself up ...
Ron Blake: Sonic Tonic
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Sax man Ron Blake tapped various sources and influences for Sonic Tonic, most prominent of which involve his Caribbean roots. This album, expertly produced by Me'Shell NdegéOcello, also explores various other genres, and few beats are missed in the execution. The opening “Invocation, a tune in the finest tradition of John Coltrane's most ...
November 2005
by AAJ Staff
The Brian Blade Fellowship has a way of reminding one why music (not just jazz) matters. Gigging and recording infrequently, the group has nonetheless moved many with its cathartic mini-symphonies, so this Village Vanguard engagement was hotly anticipated. With saxophonist Chris Cheek standing in for Melvin Butler, Blade's lineup was otherwise close to that of the ...
Russ Johnson and Sean Jones: Save Big and Gemini
by Brian P. Lonergan
Russ Johnson Save Big Omnitone 2005 “Saguache, the opening tune on trumpeter Russ Johnson's album Save Big, might be called a “WPA track--"worth the price of admission. It's a laid-back groove that evolves beyond feel-good into a feel-great exchange between Johnson and his partner-in-sublime, altoist John O'Gallagher. Along ...
Live Recordings 2005
by Mark F. Turner
The ambience and energy of live jazz is best experienced in person, but if you can't make the event to see your artist of interest, then these new recordings may be the next best thing. From varied settings, locals, and ensembles they give an audible glimpse of what live jazz has to offer. Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs: Feelin' Good: Live In The Studio
by Stephen Latessa
After a while you learn there are very few sure things in this world. The team with the highest payroll and all-stars manning every position does not win the World Series every year. In fact, sometimes teams comprised of players who can be charitably described as nobodies even sweep them. Like they say, that's why you ...
