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Allen Ginsberg: First Blues
by Mark Corroto
As I listen to this two-CD recording by the late Allen Ginsberg, I cannot help thinking about Dick Cheney. The American vice president might just be the exact polar opposite of Allen Ginsberg, kind of a beat Dr. Evil. I suspect he's never heard Ginsberg read his unexpurgated Buddhist poetry or joined a sing-along with his ...
Beans: Only
by Mark Corroto
Thirsty Ear has been the most successful label at bringing the worlds of hip-hop, jazz, and electronic music into one room... if they indeed belong in the same room. Does one dilute the other? What does the word on the street reveal? There is no doubt that jazz has always had the ability to ...
Willie Pickens: JazzSpirit, Volumes 1 & 2
by Mark Corroto
My neighbor, one of those “born again" types, told me that Jesus hates jazz. I asked her which Jesus she was referring to. When I received no response, I suggested to her it might be the neo-con Jesus who, quite frankly, can't dance. After a bit of research, I've found there are multiple Jesuses ...
Mike Melvoin Presents Dan Jaffe: Playing The Word
by Mark Corroto
A quick trip to Borders finds rows and rows of books about jazz history, biography and discography in the music section. Most of them will certainly help you fall asleep late at night. Give me the oral history of our music: the stories, the myths and the lies. Jazz is about the beat, and ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Solo
by Mark Corroto
The metamorphosis of Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba has taken a gifted player from a fiery caterwauler to a nimble, introspective musician. His early recordings were fueled by youthful enthusiasm and the encouragement of the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette. Like his musical compatriot, the French phenom Jackie Terrasson, he has talent on ...
Nine Winds Continue to Blow
by Mark Corroto
Label chief and multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia is quite the busy man. In addition to a recent release on Portugal's Clean Feed label and a DVD documenting his Large Ensemble, he continues to turn out creative and challenging music on his own label Nine Winds. Here's a look at a few of his recent releases. ...
Lionel Marchetti: Red Dust
by Mark Corroto
Do you find yourself using your iPod more and more for news, stories, and podcasts these days and less for music? Where once we had standard “books on tape," now there is decentralized reportage from independent sources. The “Nothing is Forbidden, Everything is Permitted credo reigns. The woman on the bus across from you is as ...
Lucien Dubuis: Tovorak
by Mark Corroto
Lucien Dubuis answers the musical question which Miles Davis' later bands always sought to resolve. Why can't jazz bands be entertaining like rock bands? Dubuis tackles that one on Tovorak while shaking you, sometimes violently. Sure sure, jazzbos have injected punk attitude and funk into their music for some time. Think of early Ken ...
Gutbucket: Sludge Test
by Mark Corroto
Gutbucket might be the possessed grandchildren of bandleader Spike Jones, except that in the three CDs they have produced, I've yet to hear a gunshot. This modernized version of the blender band has been done before by groups such as Naked City, Blood Duster, and Mr. Bungle, but not nearly as well. Like Spike Jones, this ...
Bernardo Sassetti: Ascent
by Mark Corroto
I am often a music fanatic before I'm a reviewer. Note to self: read the liner notes of the CDs to which you listen. With apologies to those who always begin with the notes, I tore open the latest by Lisbon-born pianist Bernardo Sassetti, popped it in the player, and gave it a listen or three.
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