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Leave it to Luther
Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Leave it to Luther; Belona; Tatjana; Body and Soul; Groovin
Luther Thomas Quartet: Leave it to Luther
by Rex Butters
Leave it to Luther continues veteran alto saxophonist Luther Thomas’ fruitful association with CIMP. The label’s trademark living presence sound accentuates the tart and sweet sounds of Thomas and guitarist Ethan Mann, respectively, and catches every breath of Cliff Barbaro’s quicksilver cymbal work. Brian Smith’s basslines lurk and lead. As the band veers from free to ...
Leave it to Luther
Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Leave it to Luther/ Belona/ Tatjana/ Body and Soul/ Groovin
Luther Thomas: Leave it to Luther
by Derek Taylor
One of the most appealing attributes of jazz is its diversity. Stripes and colors in the music rival the vistas of twirling domed canopies in that classic French musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. But with individuality comes an accompanying spectrum of method and quality. Certain players impress with their studied and accomplished techniques. Others emphasize emotional ...
Funky Donkey, Vols. I & II
Label: Atavistic Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Funky Donkey; Una New York; Intensity.
Funky Donkey
Label: Atavistic Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Funky Donkey/ Una New York/ Intensity.
Luther Thomas and the Human Arts Ensemble: Funky Donkey, Vols. I & II
by AAJ Staff
I’m glad I gave Funky Donkey a second and third try, even though my final impressions remain mixed. This ensemble, affiliated with the St. Louis BAG (Black Artists Group), has released recordings under the aegis of both Thomas and Charles Bobo Shaw. My first encounter, on an Arista Freedom LP, was unfortunately negative despite my best ...
Luther Thomas Human Arts Ensemble: Funky Donkey
by Derek Taylor
Luther Thomas was one of the early pioneers in the struggle to mesh free jazz-based improvisation with the visceral rhythms of funk and Rhythm and Blues. Working with colleagues in the Black Artist’s Guild, an AACM-styled musician’s collective based in St. Louis, Missouri, in the early 1970s he hatched a handful of recorded experiments that traced ...
