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John Zorn/Masada: Live At Tonic 2001
by Mark Corroto
A few years ago, the news that John Zorn was ending his piano-less quartet called Masada came as little surprise. For its members had all, since the founding in the early 1990's, gone on to jazz stardom (is there is such a creature in jazz). Trumpeter Dave Douglas has been raised to the top of the ...
Sex Mob: Sex Mob Does Bond
by Mark Corroto
Exactly, what does this terror-filled world require? Simply stated two words (actually three), Bond, James Bond. Saving the world, or in this case the popular entertainment world, is the band Sex Mob. Their take on the music of James Bond is more Chris Farley then Sean Connery. Where Bond composer John Barry oozed 1960 and 70s ...
Dave Holland Quintet: Not For Nothin'
by Mark Corroto
Drawing a musical map clarifies the lineage of bands and places them in history. Dave Holland’s Quintet can be traced directly to Miles Davis’ ‘second great quintet’ of Davis/Shorter/Carter/Hancock/Williams. In 1968, Holland, then a young bassist of 21 years, was playing with former Miles Davis pianist Bill Evans and future Davis drummer Jack DeJohnette. Miles asked ...
Dave Holland Quintet: Not For Nothin'
by Mark Corroto
Drawing a musical map clarifies the lineage of bands and places them in history. Dave Holland’s Quintet can be traced directly to Miles Davis’ ‘second great quintet’ of Davis/Shorter/Carter/Hancock/Williams. In 1968, Holland, then a young bassist of 21 years, was playing with former Miles Davis pianist Bill Evans and future Davis drummer Jack DeJohnette. Miles asked ...
Greg Tardy: Abundance
by Mark Corroto
Saxophonist Greg Tardy distinguishes himself as a thoughtful composer and interpreter on his latest release and debut recording for Palmetto Records. The New Orleans-raised musician takes a giant step forward with a record of great depth and feeling. Tardy has been an in-demand sideman for Elvin Jones and Russell Gunn. He has recently worked ...
Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Lawrence Casserley: Dividuality
by Mark Corroto
The United Kingdom musicians Evan Parker and Barry Guy have met and collaborated on many a project over the years. From the early days (1960s & 1970s) with the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and London Jazz Composers Orchestra to a myriad of present day projects, they have defined and refined European creative music. In the late 1990s ...
Malachi Thompson: Talking Horns
by Mark Corroto
The good news is trumpeter Malachi Thompson mixes multiple styles and approaches on his latest release. But that is also the bad news. Thompson packs a wealth of music into his discs. As with his earlier Delmark projects; New Standards (1993), Buddy Bolden’s Rag (1995), and Free-bop Now! (1999), Thompson’s eclecticism informs us of jazz history, ...
John Butcher/Xavier Charles/Axel Dorner: The Contest Of Pleasures
by Mark Corroto
The occasion of this live recording was a jazz festival in Hulhouse, at the southern end of Alsace. The musicians, Jon Butcher, Xavier Charles, and Axel Dorner came together in the Chapelle Saint-Jean on a hot August day in 2000, to create spontaneous music. What was captured was on overtly patient documentation of three improvisors working ...
Wayne Horvitz: From A Window
by Mark Corroto
Of the many incarnations the music of Seattle-based Wayne Horvitz takes on, his Four Plus One Ensemble is the most contemplative. The one-time member of John Zorn’s Naked City and The New York Composers Orchestra has of recent days headed for a rocked-out West coast with his bands Pigpen and Zony Mash. 4 + 1 shares ...
Jim Hall: Jim Hall & Basses
by Mark Corroto
A bit leery of concept records, I wondered what some of my best friends would think of Jim Hall’s latest record, Jim Hall & Basses. Given Hall’s musical philosophy of treating the bass as if it were a fellow guitar, these duets and trio tracks sustain interest throughout. Jim Hall, in his fifth decade of jazz, ...
