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Psychic Warrior: Psychic Warrior
by John Kelman
With a name like Psychic Warrior, one would expect some kind of metal or perhaps progressive rock group. But names can be deceiving; Psychic Warrior represents a collaboration by a group of British left-of-centre jazz players, including ex-Soft Machine saxophonist Elton Dean, In Cahoots bassist Fred T Baker and drummer Liam Genockey, who has worked with ...
The Jim Seeley/Arturo O'Farrill Quintet: The Jim Seeley/Arturo O'Farrill Quintet
by John Kelman
Trumpeter Jim Seeley may hail from Kansas, but he's clearly got Latin in his soul, having recorded with artists including the Mambo All-Star Orchestra, Luis Bonilla and, most significantly, Chico O'Farrill. Teaming with O'Farrill's son Arturo, a pianist who has acted as musical director for his father's Afro Cuban big band both pre- and posthumously, Seeley ...
Hugh Hopper Band: Alive!
by John Kelman
Ex-Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper underwent something of a crisis of musical faith in the early '80s. Having given up music--not even touching his bass for over a year--he had taken a day gig and, aside from some writing, appeared to be giving up the arts for good. Then a Dutch Soft Machine fan, Kees Schep, ...
Mike Nock's Bigsmallband: Live
by John Kelman
With relatively few recordings as a leader over a career that is now in its fifth decade, any new release from New Zealand pianist Mike Nock is an event. After living in the US for twenty years where, amongst other things, he was a member of the early fusion group Fourth Way, Nock returned to Australia. ...
Tribute to John Coltrane/Tribute to Bill Evans: Double Time Jazz Collection
by John Kelman
Various Artists Double Time Jazz Collection: Tribute to John Coltrane/Tribute to Bill Evans Eagle Eye Media 1987/1991; Reissued 2004 In its ongoing series of reissues under the Double Time Jazz Collection moniker, Eagle Eye Media has put together two tribute shows on one DVD that demonstrate how a ...
Andrea Marcelli: Beyond the Blue
by John Kelman
Drummer/clarinetist/keyboardist Andrea Marcelli records so infrequently that it's difficult to know where he will be stylistically at any given time. But, unquestionably, expectations for his new record, Beyond the Blue were that it would be another disc in the fusion vein of his first two releases, Silent Will ('90) and Oneness ('95). These first two records ...
Hugh Hopper and Matt Howarth: The Stolen Hour
by John Kelman
The Stolen Hour refers to the year 2000 when, succumbing to pressures of the international media, Australia's government decided to commence Daylight Savings Time over three months early to better synchronize so that the televised Olympic Games could be seen at more acceptable times by other countries. Bassist Hugh Hopper, of Soft Machine fame and more ...
A Marble Calm: Surfacing
by John Kelman
Surfacing is the début album by A Marble Calm, a loose collaboration between ex-Alias Grace multi-instrumentalist Peter Chilvers and reclusive vibraphone/marimba player Jon Hart. The result, with guests including recently-reviewed woodwind player Theo Travis , No-Man vocalist Tim Bowness, ex-Alias Grace singer Sandra O'Neill and Boo Hewerdine guitarist Rob Jackson, comfortably blends a variety of aesthetics ...
Winterfold Reissues Two By Patrick Moraz and Bill Bruford
by John Kelman
For drummer Bill Bruford, known for his work with progressive rockers King Crimson and Yes, but perhaps someone who should be more duly considered for his recent forays into jazz with his Earthworks band, currently featuring British woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland, the creation of his own record label seems, as it has for many artists including ...
Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter
by John Kelman
Michelle Mercer Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter Tarcher/Penguin ISBN1-58542-353-X 2004 Saxophonist Wayne Shorter has often appeared to be something of an enigma. From his early days with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers through his tenure with Miles Davis' second quintet, and from his years with the ...
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