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David Hazeltine-George Mraz Trio: Manhattan
by Ken Dryden
Familiarity is a plus on this 2005 studio session by pianist David Hazeltine with bassist George Mraz and drummer Billy Drummond. Drawing most of their program from familiar standards and popular jazz compositions, the three musicians make each of them sound fresh with their brilliant interplay. The influence of Bill Evans is apparent ...
Bucky Pizzarelli: Favorite Solos... Featuring Frank Vignola
by Ken Dryden
Bucky Pizzarelli Favorite Solos... Featuring Frank Vignola Mel Bay 2005 Bucky Pizzarelli, a first call guitarist for decades, meets the young, versatile guitarist Frank Vignola on this studio session made for DVD. The veteran 7-string player, who previously recorded a duo session with Vignola for Hyena (Moonglow), has ...
Arbors Records: Retromania-At the Jazz Bakery, Easy As It Gets
by Ken Dryden
Dave Frishberg Retromania: At the Jazz Bakery Arbors Records 2006 John Sheridan's Dream Band Easy As It Gets Arbors Records 2005 The Arbors label has picked up ...
Alan Broadbent: 'Round Midnight
by Ken Dryden
Alan Broadbent is well known for his work as an arranger and accompanist, though the pianist's recordings as a leader best showcase his immense talent. He now lives in Southern California and plays on occasion in Los Angeles. Broadbent's first studio date for Artistry Music, with strong support from bassist Brian Bromberg and ...
Eric Reed: Here
by Ken Dryden
Throughout this studio session, Eric Reed shows why many critics consider him to be one of the top pianists of his generation. Well-accompanied by bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Willie Jones III, Reed kicks off with a lively interpretation of Benny Golson's jazz standard “Stablemates, on which the shadings and pulse of the rhythm section complement ...
Rale Micic: Serbia
by Ken Dryden
Although a relative newcomer as a bandleader, guitarist Rale Micic's studies with the likes of Mick Goodrick, Bob Brookmeyer, Hal Crook and others obviously have enhanced his gifts as a player and composer. His soft, lyrical style of playing complements his superb band, featuring the masterful trumpeter and flugelhornist Tom Harrell, tenor saxophonist Bob Reynolds, bassist ...
Lew Tabackin: Tanuki's Night Out
by Ken Dryden
Lew Tabackin is in terrific form throughout this November 2001 trio concert from Studio F in Kasahara in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan, a recurring fall concert for the saxophonist/flutist since 1996. Joined by bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Mark Taylor, Tabackin begins on flute with a decidedly Far Eastern approach to John ...
Steve Kuhn: Qui
by Ken Dryden
Steve Kuhn Quiéreme Mucho Sunnyside Records 2005 Steve Kuhn Trance ECM Records 2006 Pianist Steve Kuhn has never been the type of musician to stand still by sticking to one approach to his instrument, ...
New Sound Quartet: Summertime and Summer Knows
by Ken Dryden
New Sound Quartet Summertime Eighty-Eights 2005 New Sound Quartet Summer Knows Eighty-Eights 2005 During the '90s, both Joe Locke and Geoffrey Keezer saw their careers take off ...
Jumptown: The Golden Years of Portland Jazz 1941-1957
by Ken Dryden
Jumptown: The Golden Years of Portland Jazz 1942-1957 Robert Dietsche Softcover; 288 pages ISBN: 0870711148 Oregon State University Press 2005 Portland, Oregon isn't one of the cities that first pops into one's mind as a major jazz center, but author Robert Dietsche makes a ...
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