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John O'Gallagher's Axiom: Line of Sight
by James Taylor
John O'Gallagher's contribution to Fresh Sound New Talent finds the saxophonist again working with his Axiom quartet--Tony Malaby on tenor and soprano sax, John Hebert on bass, and Jeff Williams on drums. Line of Sight is O'Gallagher's second Axiom release, his first for FSNT. This latest effort from O'Gallagher and Axiom showcases the ...
Sylvain Luc: Ambre
by James Taylor
Guitarist Sylvain Luc's sophomore solo album, Ambre, is similar to solo instrumental albums from other virtuosic talents--akin to, say, anything by Victor Wooten. You kind of have to be a player and student of the instrument in question, or just really into solo instrumental albums, to fully appreciate the album and the artist's technical proficiency. Maybe ...
Fred Frith: Allies
by James Taylor
The story of Allies begins in 1989, when guitarist/composer Fred Frith was commissioned by choreographer Bebe Miller to compose a suite for the Brooklyn Academy of Music's “Next Wave'" series. Unhappy with the computerized beats he used on the original recording, Frith asked Naked City drummer Joey Baron to re-record the drum tracks on Allies in ...
John O'Gallagher: Rules of Invisibility Volume 2
by James Taylor
Rules of Invisibility Volume 2 , the companion to last year's acclaimed Volume 1 , begins with a timid fluttering of notes from saxophonist John O'Gallagher that welcomes the listener to the nine-song session--a private invitation to sit in on O'Gallagher's Spirit Room romp with bassist Masa Kamaguchi and longtime CIMP session man drummer Jay Rosen. ...
Yo Miles! Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith: Upriver
by James Taylor
Upriver , the third double-disc offering from guitarist Henry Kaiser and electrified trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's Yo Miles! project, features the duo and their ever-changing band taking on Miles Davis' most adventurous tunes: “Bitches Brew,"? “Yesterfunk,"? “Black Satin,"? and a medley of other on the corner jams. The tunes collected on Upriver are ...
Happy Apple: The Peace Between Our Companies
by James Taylor
Minneapolis-based Happy Apple is big in the Midwestern United States and Europe--the rest of the world, particularly other parts of America, is sadly still sleeping on the powerful jazz/rock/improv group. Featuring bassist Erik Fratzke, David King (who also handles percussion duties in Happy Apple cohorts and Columbia Records recording artists The Bad Plus) and Michael Lewis ...
Mike Ladd: Negrophilia - The Album
by James Taylor
With each new release from Thirsty Ear's Blue Series, I find myself saying, “This is it--the perfect synthesis of free jazz, hip hop and electronica (DJ Spooky's Optometry ); no, this is it--an even better aesthetic revelation (El-P's High Water )!" Not to sound redundant, but Mike Ladd's latest, a mind-blending tag team ...
Spring Heel Jack: The Sweetness of the Water
by James Taylor
After two successful group improv albums—one with American avant gardists and the other with their British counterparts—and a brilliant live album uniting the two, Spring Heel Jack offers creative music fans The Sweetness of the Water, the group's fourth on Matthew Shipp’s eclectic Blue Series imprint at Thirsty Ear. The latest release from ...
Kenny Garrett: Standard of Language
by James Taylor
On Standard of Language, alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett explores every popular trend in jazz, covering the last fifty years of the genre’s history. From free jazz to soft and all the bop in between, Garrett’s fourth Warner Bros. release shows why he is loved by jazz-heads everywhere, from the Philharmonic to Philly’s south-side.
Daniel Carter: Luminescence
by James Taylor
Daniel Carter is quickly, and quietly, becoming one of the most important players on the free jazz scene. But despite being a thirty year veteran of the NYC music community and having worked with everyone from Sun Ra to Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Carter remains largely an underground legend. Luminescence ...
