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Heillig Manoeuvre: Inmotion
by Jerry D'Souza
Henry Heillig describes the music his band plays as contemporary jazz that honours tradition. Well, that’s as good a way of putting it as any. While the word contemporary is most often the quicksand of jazz, the band members have enough focus not to slip when they get into that terrain. The testimony ...
Cartwright/Oppenheim: A Mumbai of the Mind
by Jerry D'Souza
Harmony and modality can make for strange bedfellows. The blending of Indian and Western music is not easy, given the streams from which they spring. The parallel streams in which the two flow becomes apparent on this recording when the Indian musicians bring their own rhythm into play, and Katharine Cartwright and Richard Oppenheim invest a ...
Frank Gambale: Raison D'etre
by Jerry D'Souza
When Frank Gambale discovered a new tuning for the guitar by which he could get piano harmonies that were not previously possible, he patented it as “Nouveau Tuning.” This new tuning does open up the guitar; the voicing is brighter and brings in a nice enough harmonic touch. He uses a double-neck Yamaha guitar that gives ...
Joey DeFrancesco/Guido Basso/Lorne Lofsky/Vito Rezza: One Take
by Jerry D'Souza
Spontaneity and invention underline jazz. This recording provides an ideal situation for musicians to feel the mind waves of their collaborators, for, as the title indicates, the music was recorded in one take. The vibe was strong enough for some great music, even if most of the tunes are staples in the sheath of any worthy ...
Satoko Fujii Quartet: Zephyros
by Jerry D'Souza
Satoko Fujii has the capability of making music in several different contexts and breathing life into each one of them. She is back with her quartet for a third album—and if hope springs eternal, that hope is fully realised. The elements of surprise and change are the constants which make listening to her and her band ...
Bob Dylan: A New Trip - Dylan Sings Jazz!
by Jerry D'Souza
A few months back, Bob Dylan was relaxing in his hotel room in Toronto. He leaned back in his chair and said, “Man, I have been waiting to make a jazz record for a long time." He took a drag from his cigarette, peered from behind his wraparound shades, sighed and went on, “Yeah, all these ...
Michael Mason and the Exploratory Ensemble: Signal
by Jerry D'Souza
Surprises are welcome, if they are pleasant ones. So is Michael Mason. This is his fifth release, and it is better late than never to make his acquaintance...Mason, who wrote all the tunes except one, shows a fair sense for what makes the pulse tick. His main approach is to write sketches rather than ...
du Maurier Downtown Jazz Festival, Toronto
by Jerry D'Souza
Jazz in its varied permutations, the blues and world music all came together at the 15th du Maurier Downtown Jazz Festival in Toronto. This mix has been coming into the festival for some time now, for better or for worse. For better because it brings in an audience and for worse because some of that audience ...
Susan May: The Rose
by Jerry D'Souza
Susan May’s voice belies her age. She was all of 12 when this album was recorded, and she shows a maturity far beyond her years. Her choice of songs cannot be faulted, for they give her the opportunity to display the range of her voice. May works wonderfully well with most of the songs. ...
J.A. Granelli and Mr. Lucky: Gigantic
by Jerry D'Souza
The music that J.A. Granelli and Mr. Lucky make has nothing to do with jazz. That does not matter, for they serve up dollops of music that tantalizes and captivates even in the quietest moments. Granelli balances the structure of the album very well as he brings in different moods to keep the snare ...
