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George Schuller's Circle Wide: Like Before, Somewhat After
by John Sharpe
It's now some thirty-one years since the demise of Keith Jarrett's “American Quartet," uniting Ornette Coleman alumni Dewey Redman and Charlie Haden with former Bill Evans drummer Paul Motian. That group's masterpiece and effective swansong was Survivors' Suite (ECM, 1976), and so it is fitting that two sections are reprised on drummer/composer George Schuller's affectionate tribute ...
Garrison Fewell/ Eric Hofbauer: The Lady of Khartoum
by John Sharpe
I wouldn't normally go for an album of guitar improvisation, but from the first notes the abstracted beauty of this duet session from Boston-area guitarists Garrison Fewell and Eric Hofbauer both dazzles and beguiles, sufficient to eliminate any prejudice. Hofbauer is part of the Blueprint Project, whose 2007 recording People I Like made several ...
Roy Campbell: Akhenaten Suite
by John Sharpe
"You might say jazz came from the sun priests of Egypt opined Sun Ra, and while trumpeter Roy Campbell might not be so forthright, he has long been inspired by the nation alongside the Nile. One of Campbell's most enduring ensembles is the Pyramid Trio. In some ways this suite follows the trajectory delineated by that ...
The Velvet Trio at Sons d'Hiver, Paris, February 1, 2008
by John Sharpe
Fred Anderson, The Velvet Trio Sons d'Hiver Festival Espace Culturel Andre Malraux, Le Kremlin-Bic'tre Paris, France February 1, 2008 Velvet: a smooth surface; silky. Dictionary definitions hint at just some of the attributes of the Velvet Trio. Of course the name originates not as a descriptor but ...
Miguel Fernandez-Vallejo: El Perro
by John Sharpe
El Perro is the leadership debut for Barcelona-based tenor saxophonist Miguel Fernandez-Vallejo, though he has appeared previously as a sideman on the Fresh Sound roster. In a counterintuitive move, he is teamed with another tenor saxophonist, Miguel Villar, in a piano-less quartet rounded out by Colombian Juan Pablo Balcazar on bass and fellow Spaniard Gonzalo del ...
Steve Swell: Swimming In A Galaxy Of Goodwill And Sorrow and Live @ The Vision Festival
by John Sharpe
Trombonist Steve Swell was on a roll in midsummer 2006, as evidenced on the two discs at hand. June 15 found him in the studio with his Fire Into Music agglomeration, featuring saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, drummer Hamid Drake and bassist William Parker. Two days later, Swell's other working ensemble, Slammin' The Infinite, stormed the year's Vision ...
Tyshawn Sorey: That/Not
by John Sharpe
Just because there are no drum solos doesn't mean that percussionist/composer Tyshawn Sorey is self-effacing in his leadership debut. Sorey has a strong conception which pervades every nook and cranny of this two disc set by his year old quartet. He has garnered critical acclaim for his work as one third of Fieldwork alongside Steve Lehman ...
Peter Evans Quartet: The Peter Evans Quartet
by John Sharpe
The exclamation mark which adorns the cover of Peter Evans Quartet's debut and, quintupled, gives the title for the opening piece, has never been more appropriate. Watch out. This is a record not to be messed with. The band explodes out of the starting gate and rarely let up over the course of the fifty-five minute ...
Charles Gayle at the Red Rose Club, London
by John Sharpe
Charles Gayle, William Parker, Mark Sanders Red Rose Club London, England September 21, 2007 Charles Gayle was so keen to get started that he launched his opening salvo--a short repeated squeal of a motif--almost before drummer Mark Sanders had finished thanking promoters Birmingham Jazz for making this short English tour ...
The Rempis Percussion Quartet: Hunter-Gatherers
by John Sharpe
Recorded live on tour at the Hunter-Gatherer club in Columbia, South Carolina, this double CD is the third release from saxophonist Dave Rempis' The Rempis Percussion Quartet, and a logical progression for what has been called one of the best live bands in Chicago. Rempis' most high profile gig is providing the improvisational firepower ...
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