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Raffaello Pareti: Il Circo
by John Kelman
What become more and more apparent in investigating the broad catalogue of the Italian EGEA label is exactly how vibrant the Italian jazz scene is. While listeners abroad may be familiar with prominent names like Rava and Fresu, there are many more talented artists, including the four found on Il Circo. Bassist Raffaello Pareti nominally leads ...
Frank Kimbrough: Lullabluebye
by John Kelman
Another day, another piano trio. The thought could send a reviewer running for cover. It's such a conventional and commonplace format that reviewing yet another one could be a major challenge. How to differentiate? How to assess in context of all the others that came before? In the case of pianist Frank Kimbrough, the criteria have ...
Pip Pyle's Bash: Belle Illusion
by John Kelman
Pip Pyle has an illustrious history in that subset of British pop and jazz fusion called the Canterbury Scene. He was the drummer for both Hatfield and the North and National Health, two ‘70s groups that were defined by clever writing, virtuoso musicianship, strong chemistry and more than a little sense of humour. In recent times ...
Images: Kenny Barron Quintet
by John Kelman
Pianist Kenny Barron is usually thought of more as an accompanist than a leader, and that’s odd; with around forty albums to his name over the past thirty years, he’s had no shortage of opportunity for direct exposure. But with over three hundred recordings as a guest, including work with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard ...
Fred Hersch Trio: Trio + 2
by John Kelman
Following 2002’s Live at the Village Vanguard , pianist Fred Hersch takes an artistic leap, expanding his trio to a quintet for the imaginative Trio + 2. While the result is somewhat more abstract, it is equally compelling. Recorded in just a single day, this album finds Hersch and the trio at a remarkably high level ...
John Scofield Trio: EnRoute
by John Kelman
Some artists are revolutionary, making periodic stylistic leaps that herald in a completely new direction or approach. Others are more evolutionary, with a gradual development that often unfolds over a number of years. John Scofield clearly falls in the second camp; while the context of his albums may vary wildly from one to the next, the ...
Rachel Z: Everlasting
by John Kelman
Deconstructing popular contemporary songs seems to be the current flavour of the month. From the Bad Plus' rock-heavy interpretations of the Pixies to Brad Mehldau's inventive look at Radiohead, artists are realizing that not only is there a wealth of modern material out there to replace the Great American Songbook, but the approach has resulted in ...
Stephan Oliva: Itineraire Imaginaire
by John Kelman
Once again Sketch label owner and producer Philippe Ghielmetti shows his development as a producer of note; with a view to exposing the breadth of European improvised music, he is gaining a reputation not unlike ECM's Manfred Eicher in his ability to focus the musicians and derive challenging work that pushes the boundaries of contemporary form. ...
Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel: Buzz
by John Kelman
On the fourth album with his group Medicine Wheel bassist Ben Allison continues to push the boundaries of structured music with a programme of six originals and one Beatles cover. With a straightforward sound that belies a richer complexity, Allison continues to present invention masked in simplicity, combining intelligence with emotional depth. Buzz opens with Allison’s ...
Mulgrew Miller: Live at Yoshi's Volume One
by John Kelman
With the multiplicity of mainstream records out there mining the standards songbook, what does it take to differentiate oneself from the crowd? Well, in the case of pianist Mulgrew Miller, it is about formidable virtuosity that never loses site of the inner truth of the music; it's also about injecting a little surprise--not too much--where one ...
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