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The Nate Najar Trio: Jazz Impressions
by Jim Josselyn
On “Jazz Impressions" the Nate Najar Trio takes us back to a dark, tiny, smoky, nightclub circa 1956. The question is, do we want to go there? From the opening lines of the Count Basie blues “Taps Miller" we can hear where the group is going, and haven't we all been there before? Najar's solo consists ...
Bennett Paster and Gregory Ryan: Grupo Yanqui
by Jim Josselyn
Somehow these young New York guys seem to never let you down. On Grupo Yanqui (are they the anti-Grupo Mets?) leaders Bennett Paster and Gregory Ryan showcase their hip, cerebral, groovy originals and two standards in a series of fine and energetic performances. Ryan's “Miller Time" is a hard Latin Funk groove with an interesting and ...
Ray Barretto and New World Spirit: Trancedance
by Jim Josselyn
Ray Barretto and New World Spirit are one of the finest ensembles in Latin jazz and on the elegantly swinging “Trancedance" they prove why throughout. The date opens with a simply wonderful arrangement of a simply wonderful Monty Alexander tune, “Renewal". Pianist John Di Martino's solo is a delight, as is the playing of special guest ...
Henri Salvador: Room With A View (Chambre Avec Vue)
by Jim Josselyn
On his new Blue Note release, Room With A View, Henry Salvador croons softly of “Jazz, Silver Moonlight." On the opener and the title track, Salvador overdubs his voice to less than wonderful results. The disc has a decided retro feeling to it, as the rhythm sections Latin and Bossa Nova accompaniments seem a little stuck ...
Brazilian Sunflower
By Jim Josselyn
Label: Sunflower
Released: 2001
Track listing: Prelude; Brazilian Sunflower; Islamorada; Tres Pontas; The Scream of the Butterfly; Hartshorne Valley Walk.
Keith Ganz and Sean Smith: A Wish For A Wish To Come True
by Jim Josselyn
This recording, with its soft acoustic guitar and bass, reminds me, in mood and tempo, of the recording that Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny made a few years back. The disc opens with guitarist Keith Ganz’s title track, a soft, pretty ballad with a memorable melody and pretty changes. Bill Evans’ “Time Remembered" is similar in ...
The David Liebman Group: The Unknown Jobim
by Jim Josselyn
You simply can’t go wrong here--the David Liebman Group is one of the most accomplished and versatile combos in jazz, and the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim speaks for itself. The twist here is that these wonderful and rather obscure gems from the Jobim book are mostly played with a straight-ahead swing jazz feel, instead of ...
Sean Ardoin and Zydekool: Pullin
by Jim Josselyn
To my knowledge, zydeco is a style of music that combines elements of many styles of music such as rhythm and blues, funk, rock, jazz and blues and features the accordion. According to Sean Ardoin on “Zydekool Rollin", it comes from the southwestern part of Louisiana. In Ardoin’s hands it certainly is a boisterous, upbeat, “happy" ...
The Latin Jazz Quartet: Bye-Ya!
by Jim Josselyn
Need a jolt? Feel like dancing? Or just need assurance the state of Latin jazz is alive and well? This superb recording should accomplish all of those things in spades. A truly international collective, LJQ sports a Dutch trumpeter, Dutch bassist, Curacao (ian?) pianist, German congero and Cuban drummer. The date opens with “Balor Di Bida", ...
Alfredo Triff: 21 Broken Melodies At Once
by Jim Josselyn
As the title and daring cover artwork suggest, “21 Broken Melodies At Once" is different. This is not a collection of songs with melodies and improvised solos, but rather a sort of “symphony" or better, a collage, of ideas, sounds and assorted noises. A short orchestral violin solo gives way to radio sounds, distorted electric violins, ...
