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Louie Bellson/Clark Terry; Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra; The Whit Williams Big Band
by Jack Bowers
Louie Bellson/Clark Terry Louie & Clark Expedition 2 Percussion Power 2007 Incredible. Who could have foreseen that drummer Louie Bellson and trumpeter Clark Terry, both of whom joined the celebrated Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1951, would be reunited for another high-powered big-band date in 2007. Even more amazing, ...
Brian Piper Trio: TerrrRIFFic!
by Jack Bowers
Pianist Brian Piper is one of those local heroes who is venerated in his little corner of the world (in this case, North Texas) but is scarcely appreciated elsewhere. He should, of course, be far better known--his talent alone commands it--and an album such as this, on which Piper displays his unerring taste and remarkable versatility, ...
Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble: Jazz Spoken Here / Extra Credit
by Jack Bowers
Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble Jazz Spoken Here / Extra Credit Self Published 2006 / 2007I used to listen to the Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble, then directed by Don Owens, in concert some years ago while living in the Chicago area. On these recordings, from 2006 and 2007, the ...
Jack Wilkins: Dear Old Stockholm
by Jack Bowers
This agreeable studio date, inspired by tenor saxophonist Jack Wilkins' experiences while visiting Sweden, was recorded in Stockholm with a group of splendid Swedish musicians, two of whom--pianist Per Danielsson and his wife, alto saxophonist Tamara--are fellow teachers with Wilkins at the University of South Florida in Tampa. To bolster the front line, Wilkins chose one ...
James Silberstein: Express Lane
by Jack Bowers
Even though he is heard prominently throughout, James Silberstein's second recording as leader isn't a “guitar album" as such but more an ensemble piece, as it features on several tracks a number of first-class instrumentalists from the New York area, namely trumpeter Jim Rotondi, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, trombonist Steve Davis and flautist Anne Drummond. Silberstein ...
Jim McNeely / Kelly Sill / Joel Spencer: Boneyard
by Jack Bowers
Jim McNeely, Kelly Sill and Joel Spencer have been performing together, whenever time and opportunity allowed, since they first met at the University of Illinois more than thirty years ago but had never recorded as a unit until now. After hearing Boneyard many listeners may be wondering why, as it's about as tasteful and charming as ...
Pete Candoli (and Other Losses...)
by Jack Bowers
Through the years there have been a number of “family acts" in jazz, but not many in which the parent/offspring or siblings played the same instrument. An exception is the Candoli brothers, Pete and Conte, who not only played trumpet but did so with such creativity and talent that they are widely considered to be among ...
Tolvan Big Band / Frank Macchia / Norrbotten Big Band
by Jack Bowers
Tolvan Big Band Code Red Prophone Records 2007 Sweden's Tolvan Big Band--which has been pleasing audiences and amassing honors for almost three decades and has a well-earned reputation for probing the outer boundaries of ensemble-oriented jazz--shows on Code Red, its first recording in five years, that it has ...
Kelly Brand Nextet: The Door
by Jack Bowers
One of the things I miss most about no longer living in the Chicago area is seeing and hearing groups like pianist Kelly Brand's Nextet, known only to a small number of enthusiasts in the immediate neighborhood but deserving a much wider audience. One of the musicians I miss most is trumpeter Art Davis, a bellwether ...
Lars Sjosten: Early
by Jack Bowers
In 1972, pianist Lars Sjösten was invited by STIM (the Swedish Performing Rights Society) to record an album under his name, comprised entirely of Swedish songs. The vinyl LP, released that year as Gutår, encompasses the first ten tracks on Early. The others, no doubt appended in part to increase the CD's playing time, were recorded ...
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