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The Rare Bird Rhumba Ranch: Bull Feathers
by John Kelman
Blending Tex-Mex with merengue, rhumba with Afro-Cuban influences, all with a keen sense of the absurd, the Rare Bird Rhumba Ranch is a schtick band that, while clearly limited in its appeal, has a certain zest, an infectious panache that makes it an engaging listen. And while there is a certain cerebral nature to their music, ...
The Remote Viewers: Sudden Rooms In Different Buildings
by John Kelman
More sparse than previous records (and also more emphatically electronic), Sudden Rooms in Different Buildings finds the British trio known as The Remote Viewers continuing to explore strange scenery. While what they do clearly has a limited audience, they manage to carve out a musical landscape that defies comparison and, consequently, makes for a captivating listen ...
Stefan Pasborg & Liudas Mockunas: Toxicum
by John Kelman
Toxicum means poison, and that's about as good a description as any of this band and its music. More traditional musical ideas are perverted by a modern creative music bent that makes for an ambitious concept, and even more audacious listening; to call this album challenging would be an understatement. Percussionist Stefan Pasborg ...
Marc Copland / Greg Osby: Round and Round
by John Kelman
It has been a busy few years for pianist Marc Copland who has, since 2001, released as many as four albums in a single year. From the solo recording Poetic Motion to group recordings including Haunted Heart and Other Ballads and And"¦ , Copland has continued to hone a style that is marked by profound impressionism ...
Antonio Gentile/Franco Baggiani: World Two
by John Kelman
Percussion-centric records are not new, but they are somewhat rare. Nana Vasconcelos has released a number of fine recordings where his percussion takes a front-and-centre position. But the difference between Vasconcelos and percussionist Antonio Gentile, who teams up with trumpeter Franco Baggiani on World Two , is that Vasconcelos coaxes an incredibly rich variety of sounds ...
Franco Baggiani: Tattoo: Acid Rai Environment
by John Kelman
Much like his recent collaboration with percussionist Antonio Gentile on World Two , trumpeter Franco Baggiani attempts to marry improvisation with disparate backgrounds on Tattoo: Acid Rai Environment. While less of a failure than the Gentile collaboration, Tattoo suffers from the same problem in that there is nothing particularly inventive in the way that Baggiani combines ...
Chris Kase: Nine Easy Pieces
by John Kelman
In his detailed liner notes trumpeter Chris Kase attempts to shed some light on the technical considerations behind the compositions on his latest release, Nine Easy Pieces. And it is true that there is a lot of meat in his writing; but what really makes this album succeed is the easygoing manner in which all participants ...
Mimi Fox: She's the Woman
by John Kelman
Why there are so few woman instrumentalists in jazz is a mystery. While there have been a few, like Mary Lou Williams, who have earned a solid place in the music's history, jazz remains a genre dominated mainly by men. Cut to San Francisco Bay Area guitarist Mimi Fox, who, with a strong post-bop style that ...
Colin Stranahan Quintet: Dreams Untold
by John Kelman
"I want to state the fact that my music isn't all about how fast we can play, or how many chops we have, but to get the point across of emotion and feeling." Words of wisdom from any player at any age, but especially telling from drummer Colin Stranahan who, at the tender age of seventeen, ...
Kris Davis: Lifespan
by John Kelman
Focusing on composition as much as performance, this intriguing programme of originals balances form and structure with free-flowing improvisation. Lifespan is an album that sneaks up gradually; there is much to recommend in this set which is long on lyricism, short on unnecessary displays of technique. The members of this group can play and they know ...
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