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Larry Young: Of Love and Peace
by John Kelman
Eight scant months after his classic Unity (Blue Note, '65), organist Larry Young was back in the studio with a larger ensemble and a bolder concept. The title Of Love and Peace may stand in direct contrast to the music within; there may be plenty of love, but on this cacophonous album of barely-controlled chaos, there's ...
The John Hart Trio: Indivisible
by John Kelman
It's unfortunate that certain guitarists are so pervasive that others are inevitably assessed in comparison. Play with a certain Midwestern sensibility and warm tone and images of Pat Metheny abound. Add a little distortion and some blue notes and John Scofield is almost sure to be cited. Incorporate some quirky Americana leanings and Bill Frisell will ...
Brian Eno: Ambient Forefather
by John Kelman
When Roxy Music keyboardist Brian Eno and King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp first put together two Revox tape recorders in 1973, making it possible to build layer-upon-layer of sound, the result was a kind of music the likes of which had never been heard before. On the landmark recordings No Pussyfooting ('73) and Evening Star ('75) ...
Grachan Moncur III Octet: Exploration
by John Kelman
It's remarkable how time changes the relative position of musical innovation. When trombonist Grachan Moncur III appeared on the scene with a series of Blue Note appearances including his own Evolution and Some Other Stuff , as well as alto saxophonist Jackie McLean's One Step Beyond , Destination...Out! , Hipnosis and About Soul , thankfully reissued ...
Bill Laswell: Version 2 Version: A Dub Transmission
by John Kelman
Sometimes music is meant to engage the mind; other times it is meant purely to involve the body. Some would argue that the best music does both, and there may be some truth to that belief, but the reality is that there is room for both as distinct and separate entities. While much of Bill Laswell's ...
Maurice Brown: Hip to Bop
by John Kelman
Sometimes it's not a good thing when young artists release their own records before they have the opportunity to pay some dues. They may possess admirable technique but have yet to develop a rounded conception that gives their music focus. A precocious trumpeter who, at the age of 23, has already played with a wide range ...
Bruno Raberg: Chrysalis
by John Kelman
On Ascensio , bassist Bruno Råberg's previous record, the Swedish ex-pat now living in Boston and working as a professor at the Berklee College of Music delivered a quartet album that combined the rich groove of Dave Holland with the harmonic openness of Dave Douglas' Magic Triangle quartet. Reconvening the same group--trumpeter Phil Grenadier, saxophonist Allan ...
Brad Turner Trio: Question the Answer
by John Kelman
Canadian artist Brad Turner is a triple threat: a pianist, trumpeter and drummer, he has developed a significant reputation over the past eight years with artists including roots music specialists Zubot & Dawson, avant cellist Peggy Lee and the elastically-timed fusion group Metalwood. A two-time winner of the National Jazz Awards “Composer of the Year" as ...
Pip Pyle's Equip' Out: Instants
by John Kelman
Widely recognized as the drummer of the British Canterbury progressive rock scene, Pip Pyle has made his mark playing for a number of seminal bands, including Hatfield and the North, National Health and Gong. After spending thirty years as the on-call drummer for the scene, he has emerged over the past fifteen as a leader in ...
Ben Schwendener/Uwe Steinmetz: Apfelschaun
by John Kelman
Rife with memorable melodies, Apfelschaun documents various live performances by Boston-based pianist Ben Schwendener and German-born saxophonist Uwe Steinmetz from '01 and '02 in a variety of contexts, from solo to duet to quartet to quintet. In context of Schwendener's other recordings, most notably the fusion-inflected Road Trips and the freely improvised Living Geometry II , ...
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