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Kenny Wheeler: It Takes Two!
by Paul Olson
Two guitarists, that is. While Kenny Wheeler has recorded with John Abercrombie and John Parricelli before, he hasn't done so on the same session. Until now, anyway: It Takes Two! matches the veteran trumpeter with the two guitarists and acoustic bassist Anders Jormin. The results are spacious, calm, and at times broodingly pensive.Parricelli and ...
Kenny Wheeler: It Takes Two!
by John Kelman
Kenny Wheeler's career has been almost singularly defined by its unpredictability, but It Takes Two! may be the trumpeter's biggest surprise yet. No stranger to unorthodox combinations, a two-guitar/bass lineup allows Wheeler's compositions to head in some unexpected directions. The material bears the melancholy lyricism that's been an unmistakable signature of his career. But It Takes ...
Kenny Wheeler
by Peter Madsen
For years I've admired the great Canadian musician Kenny Wheeler because of his fantastic compositions and arrangements, his incredible sound on both the trumpet and flugelhorn, his superb recordings as well as his wide open artistic vision. Last week I went to a big-band concert that featured Kenny as the guest performer and composer. At 70+ ...
Kenny Wheeler: Song For Someone / What Now? / Where Do We Go From Here?
by Francis Lo Kee
These three CDs by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler provide a glimpse of one of this planet's greatest musicians; all also feature the under-appreciated pianist John Taylor. Kenny Wheeler Song for Someone Psi 2004 Certainly Song for Someone will be an exciting find for Wheeler enthusiasts. A big ...
Kenny Wheeler: What Now?
by Jim Santella
In this program of his own compositions, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler teams up with saxophonist Chris Potter to drive jazz's modern mainstream. Together with pianist John Taylor and bassist Dave Holland, they explore paths that need to be followed, but yet allow for complete freedom. Wheeler's themes are lyrical, allowing the quartet to simmer gently with lush ...
Kenny Wheeler: What Now?
by John Kelman
When trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and pianist John Taylor toured Canadian festivals in the summer of '03, the clear high point was their performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival, where they were joined by bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist Chris Potter. Wheeler and Taylor go back many years, working together in a variety of contexts since the ...
Where Do We Go From Here?
Label: CAM Jazz
Released: 2004
Track listing: Summer Night; For Tracy; Mabel; Au Contraire; Canter N. 1; Squiggles; One Two Three; Where Do We Go From Here?; Dance; Fordor.
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