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Grachan Moncur III Octet: Exploration
by Jerry D'Souza
It is a crying shame that some of the best jazz musicians have to languish in obscurity. There are many reasons, but a review is not necessarily the place to go into them. Suffice to say that it is a moment worth cherishing when a stalwart comes in from out of the beyond to make his ...
Oscar Peterson Trio '77
by Jerry D'Souza
Oscar Peterson Trio Oscar Peterson Trio '77 Eagle Rock Entertainment 2005 The combination of Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Niels Pedersen in performance could well lead one to salivate at the prospect of listening to them play. It does, and as well, succeeds to a great extent. All ...
Fran: Play
by Jerry D'Souza
If technique and imagination are the spirit of improvisation, then the François Carrier Trio has a brimful. Here are three musicians whose travelogue would make the most jaded witness sit up and take notice, attention and marvel at the way they scope the terrain and then mark it with their personal landmarks. What they construct is ...
Satoko Fujii Orchestra: Blueprint
by Jerry D'Souza
Ideas flow by the brimful for Satoko Fujii. If her spate of recordings is not enough evidence, then take a look at the bands she heads. There's the Orchestra East and the Orchestra West (divided between Japan and the USA), the trio with Jim Black and Mark Dresser, her Quartet, and her solo work. You get ...
Vinkeloe/Cremaschi/Masaoka/Robair: Klang. Farbe. Melodie
by Jerry D'Souza
The title of this album translates into “sound. color. melody." That's apt, given the resolution of the pieces that comprise the record. There is no gainsaying which way the music will go and where it will lead. The spur of the moment gives no warning. What is sufficient is that each of the players has a ...
Milt Jackson & Ray Brown '77
by Jerry D'Souza
Milt Jackson and Ray Brown Milt Jackson & Ray Brown '77 Eagle Vision 2004 The combination of Norman Granz and the Montreux Jazz Festival was a strong one. The music that Granz presented at the festival had some top notch performers. Several of the concerts are now available as part ...
Dan Phillips Trio: A Moment of Clarity
by Jerry D'Souza
Dan Phillips has led bands in Boston, New York, Bangkok and Tokyo, where he lived and taught, and in Chicago, from whence this band springs. The first impact Phillips makes is with his sense of swing and the thick notes that fall from his guitar. Having done so, he opens the vista in a swell of ...
Charles Mingus: Live At Montreux 1975
by Jerry D'Souza
Charles Mingus Live At Montreux 1975 Eagle Vision 2004 Charles Mingus made his first appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 25, 1975, after he had completed recording the two land mark albums Changes One and Changes Two. It seemed natural enough that he should take the core that ...
Holly Hofman: Minor Miracle
by Jerry D'Souza
Well, there's nothing as sweet as paying tribute, particularly when the tribute paid turns out to be well done and sincere. And so it happens as Holly Hofmann takes the listener on a journey that touches upon the songs that have influenced her. It is an effective selection with one tune, “Tonk," coming in at the ...
Bruno Raberg: Chrysalis
by Jerry D'Souza
There is truth in clich's, so pardon this one. The music that Bruno Rïberg creates on Chrysalis is a tone poem. Each verse casts a hue bathed in warm colours. Adding to the ode are the players who daub and splash, coat and swipe and emphasize the dimension. What results is music that captivates with its ...
