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Alex Cline/Kaoru/Miya Masaoka/G.E. Stinson: Cloud Plate
by John Kelman
Sometimes it's all about context. A week after his previous studio effort, The Constant Flame, was recorded, percussionist Alex Cline was reconvened with guitarist G.E. Stinson and vocalist Kaoru from that session, also adding koto player Miya Masaoka, for a day of purely unstructured improvisation. The resulting album, Cloud Plate, is, to a large extent, in ...
Alan Pasqua: My New Old Friend
by John Kelman
Pianist Alan Pasqua's My New Old Friend clearly refers to his bandmates: drummer Peter Erskine, with whom Pasqua has worked in a trio for the past few years, but whose association goes back much further; and bassist Darek Oles, who has begun playing with Pasqua more recently. But it's the liner notes from Pasqua that perhaps ...
Brian Eno: The Soundtracks Reissues
by John Kelman
While ex-Roxy Music keyboardist Brian Eno was establishing a distinctive and new style of music that he called Ambient Music--which investigated the potential of making music as an integral part of the listenerâïïs aural landscape--he was also finding ways to mold the concept, albeit in sometimes a more direct way, to integrate it with ...
Carsten Dahl/Arild Andersen/Patrice Heral: The Sign & Moon Water
by John Kelman
The ability to integrate real-time sampling into a rich improvisational setting has created something of a stir amongst certain jazz musicians, and is being accepted more and more as a legitimate and viable tool to broaden the musical palette. Guitarist Bill Frisell often creates layers of loops to provide backdrops to anything from his own Americana ...
Charles Lloyd: Jumping the Creek
by John Kelman
While saxophonist Charles Lloyd made some memorable ensemble discs with the late, great drummer Billy Higgins--'99's Voice in the Night, '00's The Water is Wide and '01's Hyperion with Higgins--there was always something a little safe about these recordings. When working with Higgins, with the exception of their last release together, '04's duet Which Way is ...
Tord Gustavsen Trio: The Ground
by John Kelman
When Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen's trio emerged on the scene in '03 with its ECM debut Changing Places, it was an odd phenomenon. On first glance it was so subtle-- almost too subtle--that it felt somehow underwhelming. And yet, over time, it revealed a charm, graceful beauty and slight melancholy that became more and more compelling ...
Hugh Hopper Band: Meccano Pelorus
by John Kelman
'05 is shaping up to be a busy year for bassist Hugh Hopper, who first made a name for himself over 30 years ago as member of the British progressive/fusion band Soft Machine. He'll be touring and recording with Soft Machine Legacy, featuring guitarist John Etheridge, saxophonist Elton Dean and drummer John Marshall -- all alumni ...
Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom: Voodoo Boogaloo
by John Kelman
In a career that dates back nearly 35 years, keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Ron Levy has carried the banner for blues and soul-drenched jazz. He got his feet wet as a more straightforward blues player in B.B. King's band in the '70s, recording half a dozen albums and touring incessantly, as well as playing with other seminal artists including ...
Marc Copland: Time Within Time
by John Kelman
Solo recordings have their risks and rewards. Risks, because the artist is laid completely bare, with nothing to fall back on but his or her own abilities; rewards because there is the greatest opportunity for pure and unencumbered expression. While Time Within Time is not pianist Marc Copland's first solo release--which was the '01 Sketch release ...
John O'Gallagher's Axiom: Line of Sight
by John Kelman
Like his previous release, Abacus, alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher pursues a cerebral blend of free exploration over a foundation of structured composition on Line of Sight, his second recording with his group Axiom. O'Gallagher and his quartet -- tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, bassist John Hebert and drummer Jeff Williams -- navigate their way through charts that ...
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