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Jam Session Vol. 17 + Jam Session Vol. 18
by Ken Dryden
Studio jam sessions are still alive and well, though it sometimes takes a while for them to be issued due to economic reasons. But Steeplechase producer Nils Winther's interest in documenting spontaneous meetings of talented musicians deserves praise, demanding single takes and no rehearsals to keep the music fresh and the players on their toes. In ...
Meditation and Trance: Bill Bulinski and Birch Book
by Budd Kopman
There are many streams, rivulets and eddies in the world of music and one of them, which could be called meditative or trance folk music, is represented in different ways by the two releases reviewed below. Bill Bulinski Bare Naked Guitar Spiritwood Music 2006 One of the first things you ...
Dominic Duval: Covering All Basses
by Robert Iannapollo
Although a late bloomer (the first recording under his own name came in 1997 when he was 52), Dominic Duval is one of the great bassists working in jazz today. And in the last ten years, his output both under his own name and in bands (including Trio X and with Cecil Taylor) has ballooned to ...
Larry Willis: The Big Push & The Powers of Two, Vol. 2
by Joel Roberts
Pianist Larry Willis has had an important and distinguished 40-year career in jazz, even if his name isn't as well known as it should be. Since making his recording debut on Jackie McLean's landmark 1965 album Right Now!, the New York-born Willis, who turns 66 this month, has played everything from free jazz to fusion to ...
Frank Kimbrough: Play / Ted Nash "Still Evolved": In the Loop
by AAJ Italy Staff
La Palmetto Records continua a segnalarsi per l’elevato livello delle sue produzioni discografiche, che spaziano senza soluzione di continuità tra i vari stili del jazz. Del suo già vasto catalogo sono autorevoli alfieri Frank Kimbrough e Ted Nash, entrambi componenti di uno dei migliori gruppi jazz degli ultimi tempi: l’Herbie Nichols Project. E i loro più ...
Deep Soul Goes Down Under: Moody Scott, Lattimore Brown and Bobby Powell on AIM Records
by James Taylor
Thanks in large part to turntable culture and its enterprising young record labels (many of them run by the DJs themselves) classic soul, deep funk and regional R&B have seen a rebirth as of late. Peanut Butter Wolf's Stones Throw imprint, Now-Again Records, may be the most notable, reissuing beautifully packaged funk and soul gems from ...
Carlos Bica: Getting Intimate With The Bull Fiddle
by Eyal Hareuveni
Portuguese bassist Carlos Bica is perhaps best known for his lyrical and singing tone, and his delicate and gentle touch, and these qualities are well to the fore on two recent discs--one with his trio, the other solo. The albums also confirm Bica to be a composer of note. He has a special gift for haunting ...
Dave Binney: Out Of Airplanes & Cities And Desire
by Matthew Miller
Dave Binney Out of Airplanes Mythology 2006 Dave Binney Cities and Desires Criss Cross 2006 David Binney's music has always sounded unique. In the liner notes to Cities And Desire, ...
Eddie Gomez: Playing Well with Others
by Tom Greenland
Eddie Gomez & Mark Kramer Art of the Heart Art of Life 2005 Lenny Popkin, Eddie Gomez & Carol Tristano New York Moment Lifeline 2005 John Abercrombie & Eddie Gomez, with Gene ...
Rich Perry: At The Kitano 1 & Steeplechase Jam Session #19
by Matthew Miller
Rich Perry At The Kitano 1 Steeplechase 2006 Various Artists Jam Session Vol. 19 Steeplechase 2006 For over 30 years, saxophonist Rich Perry has been a stalwart ...
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