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Various Atists: Early Trane: The John Coltrane Songbook
by Joel Roberts
There's no shortage of Coltrane tributes out there, but HighNote's Early Trane is a worthwhile addition for the exceptionally high quality of the artists involved and for its focus on Coltrane compositions written in the early stage of his solo career between 1957-62. This was a period that produced such landmarks as “Giant ...
Gloria Lynne: From My Heart To Yours
by Marcia Hillman
What a pleasure it is to hear an artist sing a song simply with no frills and a heartfelt and warm delivery. This is what Gloria Lynne has done on her new album, a collection of standards and a couple of surprise choices with a superb band of David “Fathead" Newman (flute), John di Martino (piano), ...
SteveTurre: Rainbow People
by Jim Santella
Trombonist Steve Turre carries the jazz torch high, noble and filled with blues tones that ramble eloquently. His trombone expresses each personal theme with a knowing ear and a high, tenor vibrancy that resonates with the psyche of an artist who has a story to tell. The message comes at you with the emotional force of ...
Mary Lou Williams: A Grand Night for Swinging
by Jack Bowers
It's always a pleasure to welcome a “new" album by pianist Mary Lou Williams, even one recorded more than three decades ago under less than favorable circumstances. Williams' trio (Ronnie Boykins, bass; Roy Haynes, drums) was taped in mid-winter 1976 during a long-running gig in snow-covered Buffalo, New York. As is true of many live recordings, ...
Various Artists: Funky Pieces Of Silver: The Horace Silver Songbook
by John Barron
In the first of a series called The Composer Collection, High Note Records pays tribute to pianist and jazz great Horace Silver with a collection of soulful classics called Funky Pieces Of Silver: The Horace Silver Songbook. The disc, a compilation of tracks from various High Note recordings, features swinging interpretations of Silver compositions led by ...
David "Fathead" Newman: Diamondhead
by Martin Longley
It's quite possible that David “Fathead" Newman is a soulster at heart. All three of his original compositions for this session are heavily weighed towards a breezing 1960s retro sound, awash with R&B fluids. For the rest, though, he's emphatically a jazzman, as can be heard whenever Diamondhead (to give David his new nickname) plays a ...
Mary Lou Williams: A Grand Night for Swinging
by George Kanzler
If Mary Lou Williams had never resumed her career after she abandoned it for religious reasons in the early 1950s, her paramount place in jazz history would still be secure. As a pianist, composer and arranger from the late 1920s through the 1940s, she was the music's premiere female musician, working with the likes of Andy ...
Larry Willis: The Offering
by John Barron
New York native Larry Willis has had a distinguished career performing with artists as diverse as Jackie McLean, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Woody Shaw. Although he's not nearly as well known as he should be, the veteran pianist has established himself in the upper echelon of modern jazz recording artists. The Offering finds Willis in ...
Eric Alexander Quartet: Prime Time
by Jay Deshpande
Eric Alexander Quartet Prime Time HighNote Records 2008 After more than fifteen years on the scene, Eric Alexander deserves his due as one of today's top tenor saxophonists. He has trained and toughed it out with some of the best musicians in the business, and is a player ...
George Cables: Morning Song
by Jay Deshpande
George Cables doesn't get talked about too much anymore. Although he was prominent enough in the 70s to play with Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, and Freddie Hubbard, he has since disappeared somewhat from the mainstream scene. Consequently, HighNote's release of Morning Song, a collection of Cables' 1980 performances from San Francisco's The Keystone Korner, is an ...
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