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Kerry Strayer Septet feat. Gary Foster: Mentor
by Jerry D'Souza
If there is one accomplishment Kerry Strayer should be proud of, it is his productivity as an arranger. He estimates that over the course of his career he has written 300 hundred charts for his bands. That indeed is impressive. Happily, it is not mere statistics. Strayer breathes life into a song with his arrangements. He ...
John Hines: In The Pocket
by Jerry D'Souza
A debut recording is always interesting. John Hines’ first is by and large a good debut, except for a couple of awkward moments where he gets heavy handed and congeals his playing. This happens on “In a Sentimental Mood,” which is weighed down by the tack he takes. Sentiment need not be down in the dumps. ...
Ron Davis Trio: Mungle Music
by Jerry D'Souza
Having Art Tatum as an influence has been an apparently positive on Ron Davis. The man who is a poet, short story writer, a Ph.D. in French Linguistics, and a once-upon-a-time lawyer, in no particular order, made his professional debut (and first record) as a musician in 1970. He now takes a bow with this third, ...
Gypsy Schaeffer: Gypsy Schaeffer
by Jerry D'Souza
A lot of good things come out of Boston and some good things remain there. Let the latter be; the former is of the moment and it concerns the four musicians who went to that city from their home towns. They stayed there drawn by the music scene and when fate cast its dice, they came ...
Peter Smith Quartet: Blue & Green
by Jerry D'Souza
The Peter Smith Quartet continues its involvement with Latin jazz on its third album. This time around the artists have pulled in Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wayne Shorter and Thelonious Monk, which gives their vision wider scope. The quartet keeps the music stirring gently, making good use of the guitar and percussion to add the timbre, ...
Myra Melford/The Tent: When The Two Worlds Touch
by Jerry D'Souza
Poetry has its own essence. Myra Melford was inspired by the words of Jelaluddin Rumi, the founder of the Mevlevi order of dervishes who are, perhaps, more recognisable as the Whirling Dervishes. Rumi’s words have undoubtedly cast a spell, but the music here goes well beyond that. Melford has a clasp on Hindustani music that she ...
Jon Christensen: Rarum XX: Selected Recordings
by Jerry D'Souza
One of the features of the ECM's Rarum series is that the artist chooses the tracks. Jon Christensen has contributed to 51 albums and it is interesting that he has chosen three tracks from Keith Jarrett records and two from Ralph Towner. There is one difference. The Jarrett albums have the same musicians; but of the ...
Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra: In, Thru, and Out
by Jerry D'Souza
The Jazz Composers Alliance (JCA) Orchestra was formed in 1985 and boasts of having “some of New England’s finest improvising musicians.” That is proved on this live recording. More importantly, the recording shows the compositional skills of resident composers Laura Andel, Warren Senders, David Harris, and Darrell Katz, who is the founder and director of the ...
Paul Wertico: StereoNucleosis
by Jerry D'Souza
First came the nucleus. Then came the overdubs, sixty times over in some cases. Then came the music, which in the final analysis was well worth the time and the intent. Paul Wertico has created discreet music that goes a long way in satisfaction, and it’s all in stereo too. If one may get away with ...
Michael Kaeshammer: Strut
by Jerry D'Souza
Michael Kaeshammer studied classical piano when he was a child. By the time he entered his teens, he fell in love with boogie-woogie piano. Form then on, jazz and its diverse extensions captured his muse, and his first recording, 1996's Blue Skies, showcased that proclivity. Time saw the release of two more albums and now, with ...
