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Mark Turner: Ballad Session
by Mike Neely
Mark Turner’s Ballad Session presents a tenor saxophonist of extraordinary poise and emotional attunement. Throughout this recording Turner deftly maintains his balance, avoiding sentimentality, presenting a consistently direct emotional response to the compositions and to his fellow musicians. This disc reveals Mark Turner to be a young musician to watch carefully. Pianist Kevin Hays is an ...
Brew Moore: The Brew Moore Quintet
by Mike Neely
That Brew Moore was a disciple of Lester Young is a cliché ¢y now, but too few are aware of how good a saxophonist Brew Moore could be. The Brew Moore Quintet was originally recorded in 1956. It has been recently re-mastered, presenting Moore in a relaxed setting playing solo after solo of swinging, soulful jazz. Moore ...
Brian Ogilvie: For You
by Mike Neely
Brian Ogilvie’s debut recording For You is an upbeat stroll through a lineup of attractive tunes mostly culled from the 1920’s to the 1940’s. Ogilvie’s saxophone or clarinet is accompanied by an excellent band of pros including John Sheridan on piano, Phil Flanigan on bass, and Jeff Hamilton on drums. Dan Barrett adds trombone or cornet ...
Jane Ira Bloom: The Red Quartets
by Mike Neely
What a pleasure it is to hear a jazz quartet play with such joy and precision. Jane Ira Bloom has recorded a CD entitled The Red Quartets that is guaranteed to sharpen your listening. There is a snap and verve to this group, an ease of exchange in their multi-layered interaction that is incessantly creative. Mark ...
Michael Moore: Michael Moore and his Trio: Volume 1
by Mike Neely
What quickly becomes obvious listening to Michael Moore and his Trio is the refined taste and the casual virtuosity of one of the great bass players of our time. Over the years Moore has played alongside an encyclopedic list of jazz notables including Bill Evans and Stan Getz. On this disc he anchors an excellent trio ...
Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry: Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry: Tenor Giants
by Mike Neely
Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry: Tenor Giants offers first rate performances of a familiar master and introduces to many the small group recordings of a tenor who shared solo time with Lester Young in the Count Basie Band. This GRP reissue features two Coleman Hawkins sessions, of 1940 and 1943, and two Chu Berry recordings, of ...
Chuck Wayne & Tom Butts: Alberta Clipper
by Mike Neely
Alberta Clipper was the last recording of the great jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne. The CD is notable for the quality of Wayne's playing, for introducing the tenor saxophonist Tom Butts, and for reminding us that Chuck Wayne was also a composer of significance. Wayne was one of the few jazz guitarists who was/is capable of soloing ...
Chuck Wayne: String Fever
by Mike Neely
The re-mastering and release of Chuck Wayne's String Fever should begin to focus attention on a musician who was not only a brilliant guitarist but also a subtle and significant composer/arranger. On this recording Wayne became the first jazz guitarist to front a big band. He is the main soloist. He also conducted and arranged all ...
The David Murray Quartet: Seasons
by Mike Neely
One of our finest saxophonists has recorded a surprising CD. David Murray who is usually associated with the avant-garde has collaborated with a first rate rhythm section to produce a melodic, mainstream disc at times akin to a Ben Webster small group session. This is quite a surprise from the World Saxophone Quartet's lead saxophone star. ...
John Lewis: Evolution
by Mike Neely
John Lewis's solo piano release “Evolution" has the feel of a master playing for himself alone in a room in a manner that is entirely focused on the development of the music as he plays. There is a mindfulness that comes up through the pauses and spaces of his refined, emotional style. At times it seems ...
