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Guildhall Big Band with Special Guest John Taylor: Pure and Simple
by John Kelman
It would be easy to call Pure and Simple a John Taylor project, since all the charts are his and he's a featured soloist on every track. But, as was the case with the Australian Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra's The Mothership Plays the Music of Mike Nock (Jazzgroove, 2006), that would be a mistake. As part of ...
Ry Cooder: My Name is Buddy
by John Kelman
Veteran multi-instrumentalist/musical archivist Ry Cooder follows up his concept album Chavez Ravine (Nonesuch, 2005) with another narrative, My Name is Buddy. This time, with a similarly large cast of players, he suggests joining “...Buddy the Cat, Lefty Mouse and Reverend Tom Toad as they journey through time and space in the days of labor, big bosses, ...
Jazzland Community: Jazzland Community
by John Kelman
Though the idea started as a simple one--collect a group of artists for a tour celebrating the tenth anniversary of Norwegian keyboardist/producer Bugge Wesseltoft's Jazzland label--the music of Jazzland Community has become considerably more. Those fortunate enough to hear the sextet in performance, including an appearance at the 2007 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, know ...
Steve Miller / Lol Coxhill: "The Story So Far..." "...Oh Really?"
by John Kelman
Amidst the artists commonly associated with the British Canterbury scene, pianist Steve Miller and saxophonist Lol Coxhill undeservedly receive some of the least attention. Miller, brother of better-known guitarist Phil (Hatfield and the North, National Health), passed away in 1998 with only a small recorded legacy including stints with Caravan and the pre-Hatfield group Delivery. Coxhill's ...
D.F.A. (Duty Free Area): Kaleidoscope
by John Kelman
Progressive rock may be an even more marginalized musical genre than jazz, but interest has grown in recent years, largely thanks to the ability of the internet to reach out to an international audience from countries that would, under other circumstances, seem unlikely sources. While largely out of fashion in many countries, it's remained consistently viable ...
Donny McCaslin: In Pursuit
by John Kelman
In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed Soar (Sunnyside, 2006), saxophonist Donny McCaslin continues to evolve his interest in blending advanced jazz harmony and improvisation with world music in general, and the rhythms of Latin and South America in particular. But while Soar's core quintet expanded to a nine-piece at times, here it remains intact, with ...
Various Artists: Freeway Jam: To Beck and Back - A Tribute
by John Kelman
Of the guitarists who emerged from the seminal British pop group The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck was always the intrepid risk-taker. Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page would go on to greater fame and fortune, while Beck's career has been consistent only in its inconsistency. Freeway Jam: To Beck and Back - A Tribute is the inevitable tribute ...
Christian Wallumrod Ensemble: The Zoo is Far
by John Kelman
Like many Scandinavian musicians, pianist Christian Wallumrod leads a double life. As a collaborator with artists including singer Sidsel Endresen, saxophonist Karl Seglem and guitarist Jon Eberson, he's an electric player capable of fitting into more jazz-centric (albeit often Nu Jazz) contexts. On his all-acoustic ECM discography, however, he's led a series of groups exploring a ...
Frode Haltli: Passing Images
by John Kelman
Abandoning the contemporary classicism of Looking on Darkness (ECM, 2002), Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli's Passing Images looks, instead, to traditional Norwegian music for its inspiration. But Haltli, like accordionists Pascal Contet and Guy Klucevsek, stretches the boundaries of his instrument's capabilities--rarely takes things literally. His unfettered musical aesthetic, and the players that he's chosen to work ...
Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations II
by John Kelman
The integration of orchestration and improvisation can take many forms. In the case of woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland's The Mystery (Audio-b, 2007), it's about clearly delineated form, with soloists working within defined structures. For bassist Miroslav Vitous the process is more complex. Universal Syncopations II expands on the premise of Universal Syncopations (ECM, 2003), integrating real-time ...
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