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Tony Williams: Wilderness
by Jim Santella
A full orchestra joins Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny and Stanley Clarke in this collection of tone poems that compare and contrast several takes on the meaning of wilderness. The leader provides a glimpse of the moods being portrayed through his choice of titles, as well as by supplying in the ...
Suzanne Cloud: With A Little Help From My Friends
by Jim Santella
Quite a unique outing from singer/lyricist Suzanne Cloud, who has long graced the Philadelphia scene with her talents. From the witty satirical message of “Hey Kenny, Gee" through the Cedar Walton standard “Bolivia" to the lyrical and expressive ballad “Impossible," this 1995 recording crosses quite a few boundaries. As a lyricist, Cloud is able ...
John Fedchock: New York Big Band
by Jim Santella
The liner notes are well-written and point out that this big band grew out of the last Woody Herman band. Fedchock has done all the arranging and takes a fair number of solos; he's good. Three of the numbers, "Limehouse Blues," "Blues Du Jour", and "Nightshades" start out with just a piano trio and ...
Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra
by Jim Santella
Have you ever walked into the next room and, upon hearing a Frank Sinatra recording, began singing along, “Fly me to the moon, dah dum da dum da dum, in other words" and couldn't quite remember the rest of the lyrics? Joe Lovano and Manny Albam had that in mind when they sat ...
Us3: Hand On The Torch
by Jim Santella
Much of the talk about Us3, hip hop, and its mixture of rap with jazz has centered around the sampling of legendary jazz tunes. While rap remains the centerpiece, jazz sampling takes a back seat to the fine mainstream jazz presented by the members of Us3, including trumpeter Gerard Presencer, guitarist Tony Remy, trombonist Dennis Rollins, ...
The Essence All Stars: Jackie's Blues Bag
by Jim Santella
Known for his unique tone and hard bop character, Jackie McLean, like Charlie Parker before him, incorporated the blues into his music. Using different ensemble lineups for each tune, saxophonists Justin Robinson, Branford Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Craig Handy, Joe Lovano, Vincent Herring, Javon Jackson and Abraham Burton team with a rhythm section of pianist LaMont Johnson, ...
Judi Silvano: Vocalise
by Jim Santella
Singer Judi Silvano studied dance and music at Temple University and began collaborating with other East Coast jazz musicians in the late 1970s. With the major influence of Ella Fitzgerald in her early years, Silvano mixes classical, jazz, mainstream and free jazz styles. In the liner notes to Vocalise, she writes, “beautiful music and good technique ...
Dennis Mitcheltree: Brooklyn
by Jim Santella
This, Mitcheltree's third release as a leader, shows the tenor saxophonist in fine form with a voice of his own. After graduation from the Berklee School of Music in Boston ten years ago and studying with Joe Lovano, Billy Pierce, and Ralph Lalama, Mitcheltree has grown, of course, but his first influence from listening to John ...
Herbie Hancock: Living Jazz
by Jim Santella
Released late last year, this CD-ROM brings state-of-the-art computer graphics into your home for use as a means of discovering the broad history of jazz. Offering video footage, audio clips, interactive graphic menus, an original poetry presentation from Quincy Troupe, and several original compositions by Hancock with his piano trio, this collection could occupy hours and ...
Donald Byrd: A New Perspective
by Jim Santella
With his flair for innovation, Donald Byrd, in late 1963, put together a septet that was recorded with the Coleridge Perkinson Choir providing a capella Gospel support. Duke Pearson provided arrangements which carefully weave eight wordless voices in and out of the septet's blues-derived compositions. Byrd's father was a Methodist minister, so the trumpeter worked with ...
