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Joel Frahm: Don't Explain
by Jim Santella
Together, Joel Frahm and Brad Mehldau interpret six jazz standards, one familiar Ornette Coleman fixture, one memorable pop classic, and one original composition. Each piece is delivered with a straightforward approach, keeping the central melody in focus while venturing just a bit off the beaten path to express personal feelings about the subject. Frahm moves fluidly ...
Joel Frahm: The Navigator
by Mark Corroto
Joel Frahm’s second disc as leader has all the trappings of a John Coltrane legacy recording. Sure that’s a heavy burden, but one he proves worthy. Like his 1999 disc Sorry, No Decaf, Frahm mines hard-bop with a self-admission (like Coltrane) that he is not comfortable on up-tempo tunes. Fine, grace not speed signifies great art. ...
Joel Frahm: The Navigator
by David Adler
Joel Frahm’s second Palmetto release again features the fabulous pianist David Berkman, who contributed four of the album’s 10 tracks. Scott Colley and Billy Drummond lay down the rhythm on this terrific set, which also includes four of Frahm’s originals, a no-frills “My One and Only Love," and a soul-style tune by Matt Wilson titled “Hymn ...
Joel Frahm: Sorry, No Decaf
by Glenn Astarita
On Sorry, No Decaf Saxophonist Joel Frahm displays an admirable compositional pen, and a commanding presence on tenor and soprano sax. Frahm enlists longtime associate and fine bandleader in his own right, drummer Matt Wilson along with pianist David Berkman and bassist Doug Weiss. The opener, Frahm’s “Smokey Joel” features a catchy, memorable melody line as ...
Joel Frahm: Sorry, No Decaf
by Jack Bowers
Joel Frahm, an eloquent young post–bopper, reminds me of another of my favorite up–and–coming young lions, the irrepressible Eric Alexander, who reminds me of George Coleman, who reminds me of Dexter Gordon, who reminds me of . . . well, you get the picture — and it’s an almost unbroken lineal progression from bop’s unsophisticated roots ...
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