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Wayne Peet Quartet: Live at Al's Bar
by John Kelman
Some things are worth the wait. It's taken four years for Left Coast keyboardist Wayne Peet to mix this live recording from Al's Bar in Los Angeles, and another two to release it. But Live at Al's Bar--featuring guitarists Nels Cline and G.E. Stinson, along with drummer Russell Bizzett--is the kind of recording that never goes ...
Tim Berne's Bloodcount: Memory Select - The Paris Concert III
by John Kelman
Tim Berne's September, 1994 Paris performances with Bloodcount clearly represent a career high point. Not one, not two, but three recordings from these shows were originally released in 1995 on the JMT label, and they have finally been reissued in remastered form on Winter & Winter this year. Memory Select - The Paris Concert III also ...
John Scofield: Music of Ray Charles - Gatineau, Canada 10/15/05
by John Kelman
John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles Theatre, Casino du Lac Leamy Gatineau, Quebec October 15, 2005 With the passing of singer Ray Charles last year, it's no surprise that a proliferation of tribute albums have been coming out of the woodwork. In the jazz world, it's safe to ...
Ben Monder: Oceana
by John Kelman
It's not uncommon to hear talk about artists spreading their stylistic umbrella so wide that figuring out who they are becomes a challenge. It's not so much that their personal voices are unclear; rather, it requires examining a wide cross-section of recordings. In simpler times past, artists might evolve, but any single release could present a ...
Pietro Tonolo: Italian Songs
by John Kelman
In order to thrive as an independent jazz label, you've got to have a philosophy. It may be as broad as an overall aesthetic or as refined as a specific genre. Certain artists will draw fans to whatever label they're on--Keith Jarrett, for example, brings a lot of listeners to ECM. But to transcend individual musicians ...
Bob Berg: Remembering Bob Berg
by John Kelman
When saxophonist Bob Berg was tragically killed in December, 2002 at the age of 51, he'd just recorded two projects that would demonstrate just how passionate and far-reaching a contemporary post bop player he was. On one hand, trumpeter Eddie Henderson's So What (Eighty-Eights, 2003) was built on the kind of atmospheric and open-ended approach of ...
Steve Reich: You Are (Variations)
by John Kelman
The liner notes to the Pat Metheny Group's album-length epic The Way Up give special thanks to contemporary composer Steve Reich. On Metheny lists across the internet, fans were asking “who is Steve Reich, and why the thanks?" The best answer to that question is advice to listen to You Are (Variations)--an album that summarizes much ...
Forgas Band Phenomena: Soleil 12
by John Kelman
Although it emerged in the late 1960s concurrent with American counterparts who were also investigating a fusion of jazz with a rock sensibility, the British Canterbury scene has always retained a distinct complexion. American artists like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea tended to approach fusion from the jazz side of the equation. By contrast, ...
Calhoun: Native Lands
by John Kelman
The Calhoun referred to on the cover of Native Lands is Will Calhoun, best known as a drummer with the mega-selling, genre-busting but hard rock-oriented Living Colour. For some, being part of a critically and commercially successful group would mean an opportunity to live the high life. But for Calhoun it's provided the means to travel ...
Bill Bruford: The Bruford Tapes & Gradually Going Tornado
by John Kelman
Part 1 | Part 2Drummer Bill Bruford may be best-known to some as the meticulous yet ever-grooving drummer behind classic Yes and a number of King Crimson line-ups, but it's been within his own body of work as a leader where he's shown the most growth. More than just a timekeeper with an ability ...
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