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Roni Ben-Hur: Signature; Bob Ward: The Persuader
by AAJ Staff
By P. Christopher Dowd Two recent releases from maestros Roni Ben-Hur and Bob Ward, each with their own style and approach, showcase the wide range of jazz guitar. Ben-Hur, the critically acclaimed worldly guitarist and Ward, the understated, veteran picker, are mapping out territory and mining tradition as players and composers with their respective discs. Roni ...
Ximo Tebar: Goes Blue; Lou Donaldson: Say It Loud!
by Donald Elfman
The organ combo in jazz has, in recent times, experienced a resurgence in interest. Young and old players alike continue to be fascinated by the power and expressive capability of the Hammond B3. Two albums, recorded over 35 years apart, share not only the classic sound but also two musicians! Ximo Tebar Goes Blue ...
Roz Corral: Telling Tales; Rene Marie: Serene Renegade
by Donald Elfman
Sure there have been more discs from female jazz singers now than at almost any other time, but they've enabled us to find women whom we might not have had the good fortune to find before -women who understand the tradition, choose their material carefully and care about telling a story. Roz Corral ...
Cal Tjader: Best of Concord Years / Sextet; Charlie Byrd: Homage to Jobim
by Francis Lo Kee
Here are three sets of music by musicians associated under the expansive banner of Latin jazz. Stan Getz is usually credited with starting the fusion of Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. However, classically trained guitarist Charlie Byrd (and his sideman, perhaps most importantly the drummer Buddy Deppenschmidt) was among the first to go on a South ...
Gebhard Ullman: The Big Band Project / Desert Songs and Other Landscapes / Spirals
by Kurt Gottschalk
Gebhard Ullmann The Big Band Project Soul Note 2005 In 2001, German saxophonist Gebhard Ullmann had the opportunity to record with the 20-piece NDR (North German Radio) Big Band, a project which he - a confessed non-fan of big band music - was hesitant to take on. It turns out ...
Dave Liebman: Picture Show / Different but the Same
by Donald Elfman
Dave Liebman, on two very different recordings, shows himself to be both a master of his instruments and a sonic explorer of the deepest intensity. Of course, this is no new revelation--from his work with Miles Davis and Elvin Jones to his own often brilliant recordings, he has played with expanding the role of the reed ...
Nate Wooley: Wrong Shape to be a Story Teller: Blue Collar; Lovely Hazel
by Ty Cumbie
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt has, in these very pages, called into question the legitimacy of jazz criticism, suggesting this line of work is merely an excercise in egocentric exhibitionism and control freakishness. Well, he may have a point, but not every jazz critic is charged with the formidable task of absorbing and attempting to come up with ...
James Ilgenfritz: Trio Caveat / Sound Infusion
by Kurt Gottschalk
Bassist James Ilgenfritz, it would seem, has been doing everything right in New York. He's been playing a lot, recording and organizing concert series at the downtown Elixir Smart Bar and The Tank in midtown. In a few years, the young player has built something of a community around him, which is what musicians in New ...
Marian McPartland: Piano Jazz with Teddy Wilson & Lionel Hampton
by AAJ Staff
By Chris DiGirolamo Over 25 years ago South Carolina Educational Radio gave us Marian McPartland's “Piano Jazz , the long-running public radio program in which McPartland invites guest artists into her studio for candid one-on-one chats about music. Over 500 programs later we continue to be blessed with releases from some of the select sessions, such ...
Harris Eisenstadt: Ahimsa Orchestra & Jalolu
by David Adler
With these two discs, we get two contrasting views of West Coast, now NYC-based drummer Harris Eisenstadt. class="f-left"> Harris Eisenstadt Ahimsa Orchestra Nine Winds 2005 Ahimsa Orchestra, on Vinny Golia's Nine Winds label, consists of two lustrous large-ensemble works written by Eisenstadt and inspired by Mahatma ...
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