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Warren Smith: Old News Borrowed Blues
by Jerry D'Souza
Warren Smith (drums, vibraphone, percussion) does not have a deep discography as a leader, and so any recording by him is most welcome. All the music on this CD has been performed live but never released, and the wait makes hearing it all the sweeter. Though his work as leader has been thin, Smith ...
Vision Festival 2009: Day 2
by John Sharpe
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 All-Star Collective / Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble / Sun Ra Arkestra14th Annual Vision Festival Abrons Arts Center New York, New York June 10, 2009 Chapter Index All-Star Collective Bill ...
Solidarity Unit, Inc.: Red Black & Green
by Clifford Allen
Solidarity Unit, Inc. Red Black & Green Eremite 2009 Though it certainly had an impact on the landscape of creative music in the 1970s and 1980s as well as it does today, the vanguard improvisation scene in St. Louis isn't as discussed as it should be. The Black Artists Group ...
Charles Evans: The King Of All Instruments
by Eyal Hareuveni
Baritone saxophonist player (and high school teacher by trade) Charles Evans' fourth release is a triumphant solo exploration of the big horn. Equipped with warm recommendations by sax players--former teacher Dave Liebman and fellow baritone player John Surman, Evans' multilayered compositions for the baritone saxophone, recorded between June 2007 to March 2008, suggest varied facets of ...
Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich
Ars Nova Workshop presents: Tonight! Thursday, February 26, 7:30pm (doors at 6pm) Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone; Bobby Zankel, alto saxophone; Elliott Levin, tenor saxophone; Dan Peterson, reeds; Dan Scofield, alto saxophone; Bryan Rogers, tenor saxophone; Bart Miltenberger, trumpet; Adam Hershberger, ...
The Hard Blues
Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Otis' Groove; Opening; Touchic'; Three-Step; Rites; Revue; JiJi Tune; Fat
Man; Band Theme; Georgia Blue; Mr. Critical; Spiritual Chairs; The Hard Blues
The Julius Hemphill Sextet: The Hard Blues
by Germein Linares
The Julius Hemphill Sextet celebrates its namesake on The Hard Blues, a funky and groovy outing by this all-saxophone group. Released by one of the more ambitious labels currently on the jazz scene, Portugal-based Clean Feed, the album features thirteen of the late saxophonist's memorable compositions. As with the World Saxophone Quartet, drum and bass are ...
One Atmosphere
Label: Tzadik
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. One Atmosphere 9:01
2. Savannah Suite (Hemphill) - 8:20
3. Water Music for Woodwinds: Mr. Neptune (Hemphill) - 9:13
4. Water Music for Woodwinds: Miss Catherine (Hemphill) - 7:31
5. Water Music for Woodwinds: King's Pawn (Hemphill) - 7:40
6. Water Music for Woodwinds: Backwater (Hemphill) - 9:17
Julius Hemphill: One Atmosphere
by Jeff Stockton
The late Julius Hemphill is pictured on the front of One Atmosphere nattily dressed and looking like someone you might meet at the crossroads, but he's holding sheet music. It's this combination of blues roots and classical formalism that was his stock and trade, both qualities represented to wonderful effect on this CD of rarely heard ...
Dave Douglas: Brave New World
by AAJ Staff
Trumpeter / composer Dave Douglas has been creating new worlds for listeners for the past decade. His ethereal writing style for unconventional configurations transports audiences into unfamiliar territory. These distinctive compositions combined with his astonishing technique and expressionist improvisations have brought him critical and public acclaim as a visionary of his generation. The diversity of his ...
