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Ellery Eskelin: Ten
by AAJ Staff
It would have been way too predictable if tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin had celebrated the tenth anniversary of his trio with accordionist/pianist/sampler player Andrea Parkins and drummer Jim Black by putting together another record like the seven they have already made. He's never been one to rest comfortably with the safe and sure--and to be honest, ...
Joe McPhee Po Music: Oleo
by Jeff Stockton
Since his return to active recording and performing in the mid '90s, Joe McPhee's music has always been influenced by the palpable joy he takes from exploring the color and texture of sound. That's why it's startling to hear him tear into the familiar Sonny Rollins-penned title track so conventionally. And why it's even more startling, ...
Ellery Eskelin: Ten
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Saxophonist Ellery Eskelin's trio has always defied conventional expectations. The unusual match of his powerful, melodic tenor with the experimental accordion, piano and sampler playing of Andrea Parkins and the inimitable drumming of Jim Black is now in its tenth year. To commemorate this milestone, Eskelin surprises again on Ten by throwing out composition and inviting ...
Joe McPhee Po Music: Oleo
by Clifford Allen
With Po Music, according to McPhee, the group concept centers on the process orientation of “po-," a linguistic prefix signifying possibility and change (Li Po, anyone?). Of course, McPhee has gone through a number of stylistic changes in his career, from high-energy free jazz to funk and R&B, to “deep listening" and chamber jazz outfits. “Po," ...
Max Nagl/Otto Lechner/Bradley Jones: Flamingos
by AAJ Staff
As one can usually expect from a record that prominently features a European accordionist, there's a certain Old World charm about Flamingos. Austrian saxophonist Max Nagl has built a characteristic lighthearted sophistication into his new trio recording. Both accordionist Otto Lechner and bassist Bradley Jones have previously collaborated with Nagl on earlier releases. The ...
Giuffre/Bley/Swallow: Emphasis & Flight (1961)
by AAJ Staff
Jimmy Giuffre/Paul Bley/Steve Swallow Emphasis & Flight 1961 Hatology 2003 At a time when the leading edge of mainstream jazz was pulling through modal jazz into hard bop, Jimmy Giuffre was headed in another direction. His early trios were simultaneously polite and experimental, an unusual combination that revealed ...
