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The Art of the Duo
by Ken Dryden
The pairing of a pianist and a reed player sans rhythm section always invites interesting possibilities. Three separate duos are all sessions worth exploring. Mike Nock & Dave Liebman Duologue Birdland Records 2007 Mike Nock, a New Zealand native but longtime Australia resident, is joined by saxophonist Dave ...
Eddie Henderson: The Doctor is In
by Ken Dryden
Now in his late 60s, Eddie Henderson was at one time torn between medicine and jazz; he completed training to be a psychiatrist but chose a performing career. The trumpeter has gone back and forth between fusion and various forms of bop, though he seems to be leaning more toward post-bop in recent years. ...
Hal Galper: Furious Rubato
by Ken Dryden
Hal Galper's aptly named Furious Rubato, finds the pianist opening the listener's ears by stretching the tempo of the tunes and frequently seeming to be playing independently of his rhythm section without ever losing sight of the harmony within each song, approaching free jazz but never abandoning post-bop. He's accompanied by bassist Jeff Johnson (who has ...
Louis Hayes: Maximum Firepower and The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
by Ken Dryden
Louis Hayes spent six productive years as the drummer for Cannonball Adderley, appearing on around two dozen albums with the alto saxophonist between 1959 and 1965. Hayes' first record date with Adderley was The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco and the drummer has since recorded extensively as a leader, particularly over the last decade. In ...
Hod O'Brien: Live at Blues Alley - Third Set, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, I Hear a Rhapsody and Yardbird Suite
by Ken Dryden
Hod O'Brien has more than paid his dues during a long jazz career that began during the height of the bop era in the '50s; He has been praised by fellow pianist Barry Harris (with whom he recorded a duo piano concert CD issued by Spice of Life) as “one of the pure bop pianists . ...
Interpreting the Music of Frank Zappa: Ed Palermo Big Band & Struber Z'Tett
by Ken Dryden
There have been a number of bands which have recorded rocker Frank Zappa's music over the past few decades, though jazz bands have only been exploring it for a fairly brief time. Two recent discs, one by a bandleader who has devoted himself to arranging 100s of Zappa compositions and another who may have only a ...
Charles McPherson: Passionate Bopper
by Ken Dryden
Charles McPherson, one of many artists inspired by Charlie Parker, has been a professional jazz musician for nearly a half-century. Growing up in Detroit, he played in his school band and studied with pianist Barry Harris. Soon after he left for New York City, McPherson joined Charles Mingus' band and recorded with the bassist on numerous ...
Steve Kuhn Trio: Live at Birdland
by Ken Dryden
With so many major jazz labels shying away from signing veteran artists in favor of far less accomplished youngsters, it is refreshing to see Steve Kuhn finally leading his first Blue Note release. This live CD taped at New York City's Birdland, with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, marks a reunion for this trio, ...
Benjamin Koppel featuring Phil Woods and the Alex Riel Trio: Pass the Bebop
by Ken Dryden
Even though Phil Woods jokes at every opportunity that, “Emphysema is nature's way of telling you that you're playing too fast, the alto saxophonist still brings a special touch to any recording date, as he remains one of the most inventive improvisers on his instrument with a sound that is always recognizable within a few seconds. ...
Jazzed Media
by Ken Dryden
Running a jazz record label has never been for the faint-hearted. Recently a number of major jazz labels have cut back on the volume of new jazz releases, dropping jazz artists while substituting singer/songwriters, cabaret singers and other pop-influenced performers trying to increase sales volume. Several established independents have also suffered, cutting back new releases and ...
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