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Peter Gordon: Innovation At All Costs
by James Taylor
Peter Gordon is answering a lot of questions these days. His label, Thirsty Ear Records, is readying for the release of one of its most controversial records yet--and this is the same label that put out records by electronic innovators and hip hop heads DJ Spooky (Optomerty, 2002) and El-P (High Water, 2004) alongside the work ...
Jackie McLean: 4, 5 and 6
by James Taylor
Not to discredit the ability, output or creative drive of any musician who has contributed to the pantheon of documented jazz in the past fifty years, but there are definitely tiers of jazz players, at least with regards to who receives credit and recognition in the eyes of the lay jazz fan. Your first tier is ...
Deep Soul Goes Down Under: Moody Scott, Lattimore Brown and Bobby Powell on AIM Records
by James Taylor
Thanks in large part to turntable culture and its enterprising young record labels (many of them run by the DJs themselves) classic soul, deep funk and regional R&B have seen a rebirth as of late. Peanut Butter Wolf's Stones Throw imprint, Now-Again Records, may be the most notable, reissuing beautifully packaged funk and soul gems from ...
Kyle Bruckmann: Purposeful Discontent
by James Taylor
When I spoke with oboist Kyle Bruckmann earlier this month, he was in the midst of a recording session with experimental metal act Oxbow (Hydrahead Records). Yeah... haven't heard of them, huh? Punknews.org called Oxbow's 2006 release Love That's Last “free-form psychedelia and an “infusion of jazz, rock and noise. So it should come as no ...
Steve Lantner Quartet: Paradise Road
by James Taylor
Three tracks and 56 minutes deep, Paradise Road is a workout--for listener and artists alike. The moods range from caffeinated and frenetic to thoughtful and subdued, with each member of the quartet holding the spotlight for a moment and none outshining the other. Steve Lantner's compositions bring together the best of the American ...
Four Tet: Remixes
by James Taylor
Kieran Hebden's latest release as Four Tet, the moniker he has recorded under since disbanding the late-'90s post-rock group Fridge, is a double-disc collection of remixes. While a remix album may seem superfluous in the catalogs of many artists as young as Hebden, Remixes in all actuality serves as a stellar introduction to one of the ...
Brotzmann / Mangelsdorff / Sommer: Pica Pica
by James Taylor
Pica Pica is an all-star affair featuring the trio of Peter Brötzmann (reeds), Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone) and Gunter Sommer (drums), originally recorded in 1982 at Jazzfest Unna in Germany. Dug out of the FMP archives for Atavistic's Unheard Music Series, Pica Pica is now available here in the States. The pairing of Mangelsdorff, an innovator on ...
Frequency: Frequency
by James Taylor
Frequency's story is as much about the players as the music. The group is made up of former 8 Bold Soul members Harrison Bankhead and Edward Wilkerson, Sun Ra collaborator Avreeayl Ra, and Association for the Advancement of Creative Music (AACM) co-president Nicole Mitchell--Chicago jazz luminaries with substantial pedigrees. The group's eponymous release for the Chicago ...
Sex Mob: Sexotica
by James Taylor
Sexotica showcases a unique band performing in an even more unique genre. Sex Mob, New York City's best band, according to a 2000 poll, has made a name for itself with jumping live shows and pop song-full setlists. Led by trumpeter Steven Bernstein, the quartet draws on the music of exotica pioneer Martin Denny for this ...
Ben Monder: Dust
by James Taylor
Guitarist Ben Monder's sophomore effort, originally recorded for Arabesque in 1997 and now reissued by Sunnyside, covers all the ground from free, ambient and discordant to tight, together and melodically upbeat. Most of Monder's work (in fact, much of his best work) has been as a sideman; he has only released two albums as a leader ...
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