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Present TNT; The Monk's Progress; Trumpet Madness
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Jazz has been a variegated entity practically from its first note and a trio of new releases in the orchestral genre exemplifies this diversity, which recalls a line from the Wallace Stevens' poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird : “I was of three minds/Like a tree/In which there are three blackbirds. ...
Mike Pride: Scrambler / Bartlomiej Brat Oles: Free Drum Suite
by Michael Puccio
Mike Pride Scrambler Not Two 2005 Mike Pride's Scrambler starts off with a bang. On the first track, “A Cry For Unity , the drummer-leader starts the trip with a barricade of beats. Soon enough his “Cry For Unity is answered by a tremendous trio of sounds, William Parker booming ...
Self-Luminous / Chamber Trio / Pentagon
by Michael Puccio
Mat Maneri is the constant on all three of these records. His viola has a brooding tone that rings similar on each album. O'Leary/Maneri/Peterson Self-Luminous Leo 2005 Self-Luminous starts off slow, but eventually progresses to show some strong playing. Mark O'Leary (guitar) pours out some fast paced scales that parade ...
Louie Belogenis: Unbroken / M41: The Orbit of Sirius
by Jeff Stockton
Louie Belogenis Unbroken Tick Tock 2005 Tenor saxophonist Louie Belogenis traces his roots to Coltrane and Ayler explicitly, having recorded as a duo with drummer Rashied Ali and in Prima Materia, a band led by Ali that has recorded album-long interpretations of Meditations and Bells. His agenda is the same ...
Garrison Fewell/John Tchicai: Big Chief Dreaming / Adam Caine: Pipe
by Elliott Simon
A partnership between reedman John Tchicai and guitarist Garrison Fewell has resulted in a melodic multicultural release while guitarist Adam Caine's trio offers up a time warping ethereal sonic journey. Tchicai, Fewell, Tracanna, Dalla Porta and Manzi Big Chief Dreaming Soul Note 2005 Beginning with an engaging ...
Barry Guy: Oort-Entropy / Dakryon
by A. Henkin
Few could imagine in 1972, when bassist Barry Guy first convened the London Jazz Composers Orchestra, its future impact as a large ensemble. When he chose to work with a “new orchestra in 2000, the scope was condensed, 10 players doing the work of what had been 20, but surprisingly was no less expansive. Barry Guy ...
Lungau Big Band: Live at Montreux / The Monk's Progress / Soulmiles
by Jack Bowers
The Lungau Big Band is from Austria, which may surprise those who were unaware that western Europe is a prolific breeding ground for world-class big-band Jazz. Leader / trumpeter Horst Hofer was kind enough to send me copies of the LBB's three most recent discs, two of which -- Live at Montreux, The Monk's Progress -- ...
Quadro Nuevo & Tango Crash: Two Takes on Tango
by Michael McCaw
One old and one new, Justin Time has released two records attempting to deal with tango music at its core with varying degrees of success. Neither approaches the music in the same manner as, say, Astor Piazzolla, but through either acoustic or electronic instruments, they attempt to communicate with the same soul. Quadro Nuevo ...
Jim Hall in Duet with Enrico Pieranunzi & Geoff Keezer: Duologues and Free Association
by Michael McCaw
It's becoming well-documented how Jim Hall has and is exploring the art of the duo in depth, whether with Pat Metheny, Bill Evans, or more recent associations with Enrico Pieranunzi and Geoffrey Keezer. And as classic as albums such as Undercurrent (Blue Note, 1963) or Jim Hall and Basses (Telarc, 2001) are, these more recent duo ...
A Trio of Solo Piano Releases
by Elliott Simon
A trio of solo piano releases showcases the unmatched versatility of the instrument while providing a platform for each player to make his own individual statement. Bill Carrothers Civil War Diaries Illusions Music 2005 Bill Carrothers, through other like-minded projects, has become known for his re-styling of songs ...
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