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Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le: Fragile Beauty
by John Kelman
Fragile Beauty isn't the first time that singer Huong Thanh and guitarist Nguyên Lê--both Vietnamese-born, Paris-based--have worked together, but it is the first time they've shared the bill. Thanh has released three other ACT albums on which Lê produced, arranged and performed, and she's appeared on two of Lê's own discs--Maghreb & Friends (ACT, 1998) and ...
Andy Sheppard / John Parricelli: P.S.
by John Kelman
Sometimes artists are better known for the company they keep than their own work. Despite leading an active musical life with over ten releases as a leader, British saxophonist Andy Sheppard is likely best known to North American audiences for work with composer/pianist Carla Bley, like The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu (Watt, 2007). British guitarist ...
Pat Metheny: Day Trip
by John Kelman
While the trio format isn't new to guitarist Pat Metheny, Day Trip does represent a number of firsts. And with only one minor quibble, if it's not the best trio record he's released since Bright Size Life (ECM, 1976), it's pretty darn close. It's his first trio record to consist of all-original ...
Peter Paulsen Sextet: Change of Scenery
by John Kelman
Building on the success of Tri-Cycle (Wahbo, 2005), Peter Paulsen expands from piano trio to multi-horn sextet. It's more ambitious, not just for the larger palette from which the bassist draws, but because, unlike Tri-Cycle's mix of originals and craftily arranged material by others, Change of Scenery consists entirely of Paulsen originals, with the exception of ...
Kenny Wheeler: Other People
by John Kelman
Since moving to the Italian Cam Jazz label after over thirty years with ECM, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler has experimented more liberally with context. He's played in a duo setting with long-time musical partner/pianist John Taylor on Where Do We Go From Here? (2004); a sax/piano/bass/trumpet quartet on What Now? (2005), and a two-guitar/bass/trumpet ensemble on It ...
Don Scott: Out of Line
by John Kelman
Balancing the cerebral with the visceral is a challenge, especially in contemporary jazz that takes a more sophisticated approach to composition. Toronto-based guitarist Don Scott strikes a fine balance with Out of Line, a debut that combines the more oblique approach of artists like Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Binney and Dave Douglas with unshakable--albeit at times complex--grooves ...
Ken Serio: Live.... In The Moment
by John Kelman
Ken Serio may not be well-known, but he sure knows how to pick 'em. Live...In the Moment, documenting one night in Montclair, New Jersey, finds this versatile drummer in the company of three more familiar names. Bassist Mark Egan, perhaps best-known as a charter member of the first Pat Metheny Group, has ...
Hans Glawischnig: Panorama
by John Kelman
Despite the global nature of today's music, it might seem odd that a bassist named Hans Glawischnig has built a considerable reputation in the arenas of Central/South American-inflected jazz. But while the Austrian-born, New York-resident Glawischnig has indeed, spent considerable time with contemporary players stretching the boundaries of their cultures like pianist Luis Perdomo and alto ...
Setting Standards: New York Sessions
by John Kelman
It's hard to believe that Keith Jarrett's “standards" trio, with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette, has been around for a quarter of a century. It's not just the pianist's longest lasting ensemble, but one of most permanent line-ups in jazz history. To celebrate the occasion, ECM Records has released Setting Standards: New ...
The Wrong Object: Stories from the Shed
by John Kelman
If Platform One (Jazzprint, 2007) found Belgium's The Wrong Object on a roll following The Unbelievable Truth (MoonJune, 2007), then Stories from the Shed positions them as one of today's busiest groups. Three records in one year is impressive enough, but Stories is notable because, while the others were collaborations with British jazzers Annie Whitehead (trombone), ...
