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King Crimson: In the Wake of Poseidon
by John Kelman
With guitarist Robert Fripp's acquisition of the rights to all past work of King Crimson--including recently discovered original master tapes of the group's first album, the epochal In the Court of the Crimson King--comes a reissue of Crimson's second album, In the Wake of Poseidon. Otherwise identical to the 30th Anniversary Edition that's been out since ...
Various Artists: Mysterious Voyages - A Tribute to Weather Report
by John Kelman
Weather Report's fifteen-year tenure was not only the longest of the fusion groups that emerged from the post-Bitches Brew era--including John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea's Return to Forever, and Herbie Hancock's Headhunters--it was arguably the most broadly influential. Starting out as an electric free jazz collective but ultimately honing a sound that included world beat ...
Tony Levin: Prime Cuts: From Tony Levin's Magna Carta Sessions
by John Kelman
A pre-eminent bassist and proponent of that oddly-tapped guitar/bass hybrid called the Stick, Tony Levin began his musical life in the late '60s as an in-the-pocket jazzer, playing with artists including vibraphonist Gary Burton and early incarnations of the groove-centric band Stuff. But he's since moved on to become one of the most in-demand session players ...
The Fareed Haque Group: Cosmic Hug
by John Kelman
When guitarist Fareed Haque first came onto the scene in the late '80s, he revealed his impressive technique and placed diverse musical interests, including classical and Indian music, within a more improvisational jazz context. It seemed as though he'd be the next big thing. With a melodic sensibility that brought to mind certain elements of Pat ...
Jane Ira Bloom: Like Silver, Like Song
by John Kelman
Jane Ira Bloom is one of only a handful of artists who make the soprano saxophone their main axe. But unlike David Liebman, whose expressionist bent is an acoustic concern, Bloom innovates by seamlessly and organically blending real-time electronic processing. That's not to say the sounds she coaxes out of her instrument are necessarily natural, but ...
The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991
by John Kelman
George Cole The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991The University of Michigan PressISBN: 0-472-11501-4 2005 Always a controversial figure, the last decade of Miles Davis' life may, paradoxically, have been the most critically-contested of his career. Gone were the radical shifts of the man who ...
Bill Carrothers: I Love Paris
by John Kelman
One great thing about jazz is that an artist is more likely to be measured by his or her career arc, rather than the success or failure of a single release. It also means that, when an artist releases a career-defining record, subsequent releases are less likely to measured against it. Instead, they are seen within ...
Vic Juris: A Second Look
by John Kelman
Some performers, like a boxer at the sound of the bell, storm out with something to prove. Musical assertiveness can be a good thing; certainly harmonic knowledge, physical dexterity, and stamina are all meaningful attributes of any good player. But in contrast to those who feel the need to place these elements on immediate display are ...
Dino Saluzzi: Senderos
by John Kelman
The idea of nearly eighty minutes of bandoneon/percussion duets can appear somewhat daunting. On the other hand, the bandoneon is a full-range instrument, and nobody seems to bat an eye at piano/drums duets like Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi's recent encounter with drummer Paul Motian, Doorways. Still, one wonders whether or not such a concentrated dose would ...
Gianluigi Trovesi/Gianni Coscia: Round About Weill
by John Kelman
It's been five years since woodwind multi-instrumentalist Gianluigi Trovesi and accordionist Gianni Coscia made their ECM debut with In Cerca de Cibo. For their third duo album, Round About Weill, Trovesi- -once again sticking with clarinet--and Coscia step into a more singular concept. Whereas In Cerca de Cibo drew from sources as diverse as Italian folk ...
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