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Ed Schuller: Ong Song (Music for Acoustic Bass)
by Mark F. Turner
The rap chant “Give it up for the bass players some!" is appropriately echoed on the final selection on bassist Ed Schller’s solo recording “Ong Song". The funky selection ends with a tribute to all bass players with a Bassist’s roll call, which includes the likes of Charles Mingus, Dave Holland, Charlie Hayden, and Stanley Clarke. ...
Bobby Previte & Bump: Just Add Water
by Mark F. Turner
To march by the beat of a slightly different drummer is exactly what talented musician Bobby Previte has been doing for quite awhile. The drummer and composer is a New York “home boy" who has been on the music scene for many years and is still going strong. With release Just Add Water, he continues his ...
Rick Gallagher: Sweet Potato Eyebrows
by Mark F. Turner
Style and panache are just a few adjectives used to decribe jazz music and the way it make listeners feel. The phrase “Jazz it up" means to take something and add a little flair and spice to it. Gershwin and Ellington were masters in the classic sense at the very heart of swing and were synonymous ...
Rick Gallagher: Sweet Potato Eyebrows
by Mark F. Turner
Style and panache are just a few adjectives used to decribe jazz music and the way it make listeners feel. The phrase “Jazz it up" means to take something and add a little flair and spice to it. Gershwin and Ellington were masters in the classic sense at the very heart of swing and were synonymous ...
John Temmerman's Jazz Obsession Quartet: The Power of Two
by Mark F. Turner
Chicago's been keeping a secret from the rest of the jazz world in the name of John Temmerman. The secret has been exposed on his latest recording, The Power of Two, for what it really is - top notch and immensely entertaining jazz. Featuring a group that can jam with pure funk, swing with the best, ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: Welcome Home
by Mark F. Turner
In a galaxy of jazz stars, some members shine a little brighter than others do, even if they're not as recognizable. Pianist and composer Jean-Michel Pilc and his trio will be hard pressed not to go unnoticed here in the States with his latest stellar recording Welcome Home. Born in Paris in 1960 and a resident ...
Subterranean Jazz: Subway Sonnets
by Mark F. Turner
Mellow grooves and lush rhythms combine to take the listener on a melodic soundscape on Subterranean Jazz's latest CD, Subway Sonnets. The musicianship is top notch and displays a tight group that clearly enjoys having fun as well as performing. The musical diversity is refreshing and and keeps the recording exciting. On the track “Irma", the ...
Moutin Reunion Quartet: Power Tree
by Mark F. Turner
Jazz siblings such as Monty and Larry Alexander; Jimmy, Percy and Tootie Heath, and of course, George and Ira Gershwin share a unique bond of family and music kinship. It's even more unique to learn how a set of twins that grew up in an environment surrounded by jazz music, have earned a PHD in Physics ...
Rob Garcia: Place Of Resonance
by Mark F. Turner
Drummers have produced some of the more dynamic jazz recordings of late. Jason Marsalis’ Music in Motion ; Brian Blade’s Perceptual ; Ginger Baker’s Coward of the County ; and Jeff Tain Watt’s Citizen Tain, are just a few that have showcased rhythm masters who display pinache and deep skill in their trade. Add another one ...
Dom Minasi: Takin' The Duke Out
by Mark F. Turner
What's the best way to artistically interpret the musical creations of former jazz masters? Many current day artists have given musical tributes which have resulted in merely carbon remakes that reside safely in the boundaries of the original intents. Purists would claim that sacred music canons should not be tampered with frivolously; while experimentalists ...
