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Anthony Braxton: Six Compositions (GTM) 2001
by Mark Corroto
It's never clear how to approach the music of Anthony Braxton. His intellectual compositions with their “numbered" names and mechanical drawings often call for Graham Lock's Forces In Motion book (Da Capo 1988) in one hand and a Ouija board in the other. But then Braxton comes at you playing furious piano (in a similar manner ...
Joe Giardullo: Language Of Swans
by Mark Corroto
Musicians commonly use certain tricks to demand your attention: they make noise, play powerfully, and exhibit plenty of showmanship. No so for saxophonist Joe Giardullo. His career (till now) has been one away from the spotlight, and therefore beyond popular attention. He has toiled (as an equal partner) in differing bands under Joe McPhee’s name, to ...
Peter Br: Balls
by Mark Corroto
Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. So too, is delicacy. One man's swirling maelstrom of free jazz is another's meditative moment. For Peter Brötzmann, the saxophonist often at the center of that whirlpool of sound, serenity can be found in and between the surges of energy. In the late ...
Pieranunzi/Johnson/Baron: Play Morricone
by Mark Corroto
The trio reunion of Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, and Joey Baron to play the music of film composer Ennio Morricone serves as a very modern reminder of pianist Bill Evans' classic trio. Pieranunzi, certainly a follower of the “Evans sound,” tosses in a healthy dose of Wynton Kelly for good measure. His prior ...
Spring Heel Jack: Amassed
by Mark Corroto
The duo of John Coxon and Ashley Wales, known as Spring Heel Jack to the drum'n'bass crowd, walked out of the jungle on last years Masses recording, eschewing programmed beats for the more esoteric sounds found in free jazz. Like a military band meets a fluxus happening, their ‘nu’ sound for Matthew Shipp’s Blue Series left ...
Jerry Granelli / Jeff Reilly: Iron Sky
by Mark Corroto
Drummer Jerry Granelli and his ever shifting attention and projects finds him recording in blacksmith John Little's metal shop on Iron Sky. From his early days with Mose Allison and Charlie Brown pianist Vince Guaraldi, Granelli has developed from a session bop drummer into a remarkable voice of percussion. As a leader he has ...
Food: Veggie
by Mark Corroto
The quartet known as Food should perhaps lengthen their name to ‘Food For Thought.’ Veggie, their third release and first for the Norwegian Rune Grammofon label, delivers a seven course meal with, as they say, plenty to chew on. The band formed in 1998 for the Molde Jazz Festival when the English saxophonist Iain ...
Charles Lloyd: Lift Every Voice
by Mark Corroto
The initial response of most Americans to the tragedy of September 11th was shock, quickly followed by anger. While many maintain that anger, others have moved on to mourning, contemplation, and hope. Such is the mood for Charles Lloyd’s recording, over two hours of introspection and spiritual resurrection. This recording of two sessions ...
Henderson/Callwood/Sanders: Beyond Reason
by Mark Corroto
And the world continues to expand. The American (pronounced “Merican”) centered view of jazz continues to be annulled by European, Japanese and world artists. This offering by New Zealand musicians Jeff Henderson and Tom Callwood along with British drummer Mark Sanders is a first-rate piece of free jazz improvisation. Knowing nothing about the New ...
John Zorn: Filmworks XIII: Invitation To A Suicide
by Mark Corroto
John Zorn’s film score work has been wildly incongruous. But then again, not many of us have seen the films these recordings were made to accompany. From S&M flicks to Japanese cartoons to documentaries about gay Orthodox Jews, and just about everything in between, Zorn’s film works output has something for everyone (punks, minimalists, Masada fans, ...
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