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Various Artists: The Other Side of Standards
by Jack Bowers
Palmetto Records, a relatively new label with a strong early track record, showcases its impressive roster of artists on The Other Side of Standards, whose inventory of songs certainly widens the definition of the word “standard.” No question that “I Should Care” (performed by Dewey Redman) and “Georgia on My Mind” (the Greg Hatza ORGANization) belong ...
Steve Coleman: The Sonic Language of Myth
by Jack Bowers
A lot of sound and fury here. Signifying what? Well, according to RCA Victor’s publicity department, The Sonic Language of Myth is “a philosophical journey in sound. Incorporating ancient philosophical, astrological and musical precepts into his compositional foundation, Steve Coleman presents his way of hearing and experiencing music.” And since these precepts are so ancient, who’s ...
The Real Thing with Bohusl: A Perfect Match
by Jack Bowers
If statesmen and politicians could work together as productively as these unassuming musicians from neighboring countries, what a wonderful world this could be. A Perfect Match (cleverly packaged by Real Records to resemble a match–book cover) blends superbly the talents of the Norwegian quartet The Real Thing with Sweden’s dynamic Bohuslän Big Band to produce a ...
Howard University Jazz Ensemble: HUJE '98
by Jack Bowers
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble from the heart of the nation’s capital continues a long tradition of recording once each year with HUJE ’98, which showcases the ensemble on nine tracks and the eight–member Jazztet on four. Howard has served as a launching pad for such talents as pianist Geri Allen and her trumpet–playing husband, Wallace ...
Sherrie Maricle and DIVA: I Believe in You
by Jack Bowers
Diva, according to Webster, is the female derivation of the Latin word divus — in English, “divine” — which is as accurate a term as any to use when describing drummer Sherrie Maricle’s high–powered New York–based big band whose third recording, I Believe in You, crackles with the sort of energy and passion inspired by Maricle’s ...
The Nick Levinovsky Big Band: Listen Up!
by Jack Bowers
Pianist Nikolay (Nick) Levinovsky came to the U.S. from Russia nearly a decade ago to seek fame and fortune, but wound up leading a Jazz big band instead (only kidding, Nick!). Listen Up! is the band’s debut recording, and if it doesn’t cause one to listen up, there’s scant hope for big bands anywhere. I don’t ...
STB Big Band: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
by Jack Bowers
Even playing “offstage” (in other words, in an out–of–the–way venue), as the announcer says in introducing the ensemble, performing at the 30th Montreux Jazz Festival must have been one of life’s momentous watermarks for Germany’s youthful STB Big Band, and they certainly give the concert everything they have. Like most bands I’ve heard from that country, ...
Hall High School Jazz Ensembles: Pops 'n Jazz 1993, '95, '97
by Jack Bowers
The Hall High School Jazz Ensemble, which hails from West Hartford, Connecticut, didn’t win this year’s Essentially Ellington high–school Jazz band competition at Carnegie Hall — but director Haig Shahverdian’s wunderkinds placed second behind New York City’s LaGuardia High among 168 entrants (20 finalists were invited to New York), which certainly speaks well for the program ...
Hall High School Jazz Ensembles: Pops 'n Jazz 1993, '95, '97
by Jack Bowers
The Hall High School Jazz Ensemble, which hails from West Hartford, Connecticut, didn’t win this year’s Essentially Ellington high–school Jazz band competition at Carnegie Hall — but director Haig Shahverdian’s wunderkinds placed second behind New York City’s LaGuardia High among 168 entrants (20 finalists were invited to New York), which certainly speaks well for the program ...
Juan Carlos Formell: Songs from a Little Blue House
by Jack Bowers
Wicklow records says Juan Carlos Formell's debut recording is solo (except for one or more guest appearances by guitarist Mark Whitfield). If so, he's either doing a lot of programming or he has more than two hands (and one voice). There's a rhythm section on most numbers, a vocal group on others, a muted trumpet on ...
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