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G. F. Mlely: 88 Keys and Counting
by Jerry D'Souza
In playing solo, the art of music is defined by expertise. Outstanding technique may indulge the player, but there has to be enough creativity to carry the listener. In order to succeed, the focus should not be divided and the pulse has to be constantly fed from the center. It is to pianist G.F. Mlely’s credit ...
Jean-Christophe Beney: Cassiop
by Jerry D'Souza
Jazz from outside the U.S.A. can bring in unexpected pleasures. Cassiopée offers unusual color and a marked departure from the usual parameters. This quartet of French musicians turns expectation into high satisfaction with their selection of tunes, all but one of which are originals. They start off with the medium tempo swing of “Darn That Dream." ...
Jean-Pierre Zanella: Mother Tree
by Jerry D'Souza
Montreal is justly famous for its annual jazz festival but it also has some very fine musicians that explore the music. At times it feels like the hiding of the lamp behind a bushel when it comes to the opportunity afforded them to give their talent wider exposure. It is left to the smaller, independent labels ...
Fran: Music of Konitz
by Jerry D'Souza
There are quite a few so-called tribute albums floating around, a concept that takes its urge from commercial rewards, or to take a look from another angle, a drought of compositional inspiration. This album is also a tip-of–the-hat to one of the great players on the jazz scene, but with a major difference—the source of inspiration ...
Various: Sax Summit
by Jerry D'Souza
When the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recorded a concert at their Glenn Gould studio earlier this year, it was to become an historical fact. This was the first jazz album that they released and a welcome precursor of their leap into jazz. The concert featured some of Canada’s best saxophone players. Each has ...
David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness!: The Twelve Tribes
by Jerry D'Souza
David Krakauer seeks to expand the boundaries of klezmer music by going into the past and navigating his way through a current stream. To do this successfully, particularly where traditional music comes in, the structure should be pliable enough to be fleshed out with getting into a sag. The ones Krakauer has chosen lend themselves to ...
Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory: Song For My sister
by Jerry D'Souza
Roscoe Mitchell has made several significant recordings during his long career. His is an ever evolving, constantly shaping mind, imagination molded into often stunning art. The placing and melding of sound patterns, the confluences or the expulsion of time, lend character and dimension to his work. For this recording, Mitchell has musicians that understand ...
Mayra Caridad Vald: La Diosa del Mar
by Jerry D'Souza
It wouldn’t have mattered less if Mayra Caridad Valdés did not come with impeccable connections. She is the sister of Chucho and the daughter of Bebo. Them musical genes have sure gone around! Valdés studied music in Cuba and it was here that Harry Belafonte heard her sing and asked her to join him ...
Celia Malheiros: Sempre Crescendo
by Jerry D'Souza
The words Sempre Crescendo mean Ever Growing and they seem apt for Celia Malheiros. The Brazilian singer has been active in the Bay Area and her first album should help strengthen her credentials as a singer and composer. The music naturally devolves on the samba and the other lilting pulses that give Brazilian music ...
Patrice Williamson: Free To Dream
by Jerry D'Souza
Williamson continues to build on the promise she showed on her first album, My Shining Hour as her smoky alto makes its way through a song filling it with warmth and a smooth flowing jazz sensibility. Add her compact sense of time, the ability to swing sweetly and this turns out to be a neat album.
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