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Joshua Redman: Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)
by John Sharpe
Change in jazz, as with most endeavors, can often be a good thing. While purists may have a tough time getting around Joshua Redman's “creative" re-workings of the old and new, one must admire his ambition and considerable talents. Except for a number of original “interludes" that bridge the gap between tunes, the entire CD is ...
Herbie Hancock: Gershwin's World
by John Sharpe
Brace yourself---1998 marks George Gershwin's centennial year and record shelves are sure to be stuffed with “tribute" albums from a variety of artists. Herbie Hancock, whose career is noted for its wide-ranging eclecticism, continues this trend with this salute to the composer. While the bulk of the repertoire are Gershwin originals, Herbie has also included four ...
Dave Douglas: Magic Triangle
by John Sharpe
Trumpeter Dave Douglas possesses faultless technique, a wholly original conception and a sound that crosses wide stylistic boundaries. His free jazz/avant-garde/post-bop compositions tend to appeal to a very select audience -- mainstream fans may have a tough time warming to “Magic Triangle". Things get off to a rip-roaring start with Everyman, Dave's dizzying exchange with tenor ...
Rik Emmett: Swing Shift
by John Sharpe
I'm willing to concede that Rik Emmett, who once anchored the rock trio Triumph, is a talented picker with a precise, clean sound. What his Swing Shift lacks is any trace of originality or true inspiration. Emmett and his band, the Open House Collective, breeze through 12 original compositions (now there's an oxymoron) that borrow heavily ...
Sherman Irby: Big Mama's Biscuits
by John Sharpe
Irby's second Blue Note release serves up eleven tasty, bluesy biscuits----all flavoured with generous helpings of gospel, R&B and funk. For the most part, Irby is accompanied by bassist Gerald Cannon and drummer Clifford Barbaro and this trio packs one hell of a rhythmic wallop. The CD also features guitarist Ed Cherry on three tracks and ...
John Patitucci: Now
by John Sharpe
Because John Patitucci's last CD (One More Angel) was such a maudlin snooze-fest, I approached Now with a certain amount of trepidation. My fears where unfounded. Now possesses everything One More Angel lacked----high energy, a variety of moods and tons of hot licks. The musical sparks come courtesy of jazz's most exciting guitarist, John Scofield, the ...
Toots Thielmans: Chez Toots
by John Sharpe
The harmonica is not a popular jazz instrument and since the mid-50's Toots Thielmans has been regarded as “a very big fish in a very small pond." Chez Toots stands as his tribute to the songs and sounds of the city of Paris. Toots invited some special guest vocalists to join the rhythm section of Bert ...
David Sanchez: Obsession
by John Sharpe
It comes as no surprise that David Sanchez, who was born in Puerto Rico and started playing tenor at age 12, would want to fill Obsesion with compositions from his homeland, Brazil and Cuba. These are the sounds he grew up with. The only tune by a non-Latin American is Cuban Fantasy, written by American pianist ...
Geoff Keezer: Turn Up The Quiet
by John Sharpe
Turn Up The Quiet is an eclectic mix of standards, pop tunes and even, Japanese folk songs. Keezer hooks up with hot-shot sidemen Christian McBride (bass) and Joshua Redman (tenor) on three tracks, adds vocalist Diana Krall on three and goes it alone on three more. Krall's sultry, smoky rendition of The Nearness Of You, enhanced ...
Zoot Sims/Al Cohn/Phil Woods: Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note
by John Sharpe
Although Al and Zoot recorded this session in 1959, this simpatico tenor duo would continue to record together right until the late 70s. Jazz Alive! gives you a taste of a “typical" night at a hot New York jazz club. Sims and Cohn are accompanied by the rhythm team of Mose Allison (piano), Paul Motian (drums) ...
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