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Lasse Marhaug: Electronic Explorations
by Eyal Hareuveni
Norwegian electronics and noise artist Lasse Marhaug is an innovative and busy musician on the fertile Norwegian scene. He has contributed to over 200 releases, led outfits such as Jazkamer and Nash Kontrol, collaborated with extreme metal bands, and written music for theater, dance, installations and video. His jazz collaborations include Ken Vandermark's Territory Band and ...
Burton Greene: Ins and Outs; Signs of the Times; Retrospective 1961-2005: Solo Piano (August 18, 2005)
by Clifford Allen
The era that ushered in free jazz was perhaps marked more greatly by hornmen than by the pianists. Chicago-born pianist Burton Greene, who came to prominence on three 1966 ESP recordings, seems to have been given a bit of short shrift in the history books, mostly because until the last decade or so a significant amount ...
Richie Cole: A Wiser But Still Swingin' Soul
by Samuel Chell
Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go." (William Shakespeare) Alto saxophonist Richie Cole is the last of a breed--a fast and competitive musical gunslinger acquiring near-legendary status for his willingness to demonstrate his command of Charlie Parker's bebop language by taking on all comers at any speed--Billy the Kid packing an alto instead of a ...
Andy Milne: Scenarios and Dreams & False Alarms
by Tom Greenland
Andy Milne/Grégoire Maret Scenarios Obliqsound 2007 Andy Milne Dreams & False Alarms Songlines 2007 Coming from a land-up-over (Canada), pianist Andy Milne sheds a uniquely northern light ...
In Motian: Change of Heart & Think Like the Waves
by Fred Bouchard
Martin Speake Change of Heart ECM 2006 Gordon Grdina Think Like the Waves Songlines 2006 Paul Motian celebrated his diamond (75th) birthday in March. The drummer with ...
Charles Mingus: Cornell 1964 & In Paris: The Complete America Sessions
by A. Henkin
Charles Mingus Cornell 1964 Blue Note 2007 Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session Sunnyside 2007 One of the recent topics discussed among jazz journalists ...
Ian Hendrickson-Smith: Presenting & Blues in the Basement
by Ivana Ng
Night Crawlers Presenting Cellar Live 2007 Ian Hendrickson-Smith Blues in the Basement Cellar Live 2007 With the dog days approaching, Presenting captures the cool, refreshing atmosphere of ...
The Prodigious and Prolific Sonny Stitt: 16 New Releases for 2007 (and still counting!)
by Samuel Chell
You can't do no more than has already been done. Remember a man named Art Tatum; now, who can play any more than that? ...You ain't supposed to play over people's heads. You're trying to give a message to people, and make it as simple as possible for the average man." The quote is ...
Miles, Miles, Miles
by Joel Roberts
16 years after Miles Davis' death, the legendary trumpeter continues to exert a powerful influence on the jazz world, as three new releases exploring three very different aspects of his rich musical legacy demonstrate. Ron Carter Dear Miles Blue Note 2007 Ron Carter, the bassist in Miles' ...
New And Old Gospel: Blue Note's RVG Reissues
by C. Andrew Hovan
For most followers of Blue Note, hard bop was the order of the day and the label's numerous releases in that genre still serve as evidence of their dominance in the field. Less championed perhaps these days are more adventurous titles that brought to the fore some of the avant-garde's leading lights--including pianists Cecil Taylor and ...


