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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 ...
Eri Yamamoto: Cobalt Blue
by James Taylor
Cobalt Blue is not your average piano trio record, because Eri Yamamoto is not your average pianist. Nonetheless, throughout the record, we are greeted with familiar phrases in voices that remind us of old friends--Keith Jarrett with DeJohnette on standards, even a little Evans or Gershwin. Lots of McCoy Tyner. Yamamoto's music is equal parts playfully ...
Nils Petter Molvaer: An American Compilation
by James Taylor
An American Compilation introduces stateside audiences to the electronica-meets-jazz sound of Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer. Mixing jazz, ambient, house, breakbeat and drum 'n' bass, Molvaer's sound is best summed up as “Neo-Cool. Seriously--all the elements of classic 1950's cool jazz are there, from Molvaer's sensual and lyrical playing (a la Chet Baker) to the lush, ...
Beans: Only
by James Taylor
A recent AAJ article, bitterly titled What the F*** Happened To Black Popular Music," made issue with the state of black music today, specifically calling out rappers and DJs for, in the author's mind, their degenerative attempts at artistry. The response was extraordinary, inspiring over fifty pages of debate on the AAJ Bulletin Board. My advice ...
Yosvany Terry: Metamorphosis
by James Taylor
Yosvany Terry Cabrera has been turning heads in the New York jazz community since he arrived in the city in 1999. The Cuban-born musician's stateside debut will be the first introduction to this rising star for many, however. Metamorphosis is a stellar debut from a talented young saxophonist and master chekere player whose credentials speak for ...
James Taylor Quartet's The First Sixty Four Minutes
by Trevor MacLaren
James Taylor Quartet The First Sixty Four Minutes Re-elect The President/Acid Jazz 1988 Though virtually unknown in North America, the James Taylor Quartet has been a cult phenomenon in the UK for the past twenty years. The group began by revitalizing the great soul jazz of Blue Note's ...
Race!!!: Travels
by James Taylor
Sometimes the best music can be found brewing beneath the surface--on the underground, as they say. Sacramento, California's Race!!! is a case in a point. The quintet, led by guitarist Ross Hammond, mixes Bitches Brew-style Miles with a touch of hard bop groove and an affinity for the avant-garde. Race's Prescott debut, Travels, was released late ...
Campbell Brothers: Can You Feel It?
by James Taylor
When organist John Medeski helped the young guitarist Robert Randolph get his music career started, the trio leader was rightfully deemed a fair judge of talent, and The Word (Ropeadope, 2001) helped Randolph land a major label deal. Unclassified, the pedal steel player's funk-infused gospel-pop debut for Warner Bros., introduced mass audiences to the Sacred Steel ...
