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Norman Simmons 2000-2004
by Jack Bowers
Norman Simmons The Art of Norman Simmons (2000) Synthesis (2002) In Private (2004) Savant Records Better late than never. Listening to these impressive sessions by pianist Norman Simmons and his sundry companions, spanning the years 2000-2004, the thought occurs that it would be a shame ...
Winterfold Reissues Two By Patrick Moraz and Bill Bruford
by John Kelman
For drummer Bill Bruford, known for his work with progressive rockers King Crimson and Yes, but perhaps someone who should be more duly considered for his recent forays into jazz with his Earthworks band, currently featuring British woodwind multi-instrumentalist Tim Garland, the creation of his own record label seems, as it has for many artists including ...
Steps to the Desert & Midrash Mish Mosh
by Elliott Simon
In Swing Era NYC, drummer Shelly Manne's sense of time and melody gained sufficient notice that when bop arrived, he played with both Dizzy and Bird. Stints with the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton bands provided national exposure and in the '50s he took these influences to California and became a linchpin in the new West ...
U2 & R.E.M.: Bands of Brothers
by Doug Collette
Once dual figureheads of a new rock movement, R.E.M. and U2 helped shepherd what was dubbed alternative rock into the mainstream, not only by their commercial success, but through their artistic integrity. The former from the American south the latter from fiery Ireland paralleled each other's progress until a few years ago... Like a young jazzman ...
Tzadik's 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 2 & 7
by Kurt Gottschalk
The avant-savvy marketing of Tzadik came to a head with the 10th anniversary of Masada coming on the 50th birthday of the band's leader (the band premiered as the Thieves Quartet during John Zorn's 40th birthday monthlong love-in at the old Knitting Factory). Special series of CDs have marked each anniversary, all coming to a head ...
Kevin Norton: Time-Space Modulator & No Definitive
by Kurt Gottschalk
Vanity labels and the digital age have perhaps resulted in an effluvia of recordings that will likely be enjoyed by fans in the single digits at best, but on occasion the DIY ethos in jazz allows documentation of remarkable work by artists who might otherwise be forever relegated to sideman status. Kevin Norton ...
Klaus Suonsaari: Portrait in Sound & Offering
by Jeff Stockton
Klaus Suonsaari Portrait in Sound Focus Records 2003 Portrait in Sound is a brilliantly programmed hour of music that builds on the foundation of the bluesy sax-and-drum swing of “Semblance," winds its way through fairly straight-ahead quartet workouts such as the piano-driven “Whack!" and the soprano-led “Offering" and dabbles in ...
Lee Konitz Past and Present
by Jeff Stockton
You'd think that by now the influence and relevance of someone present at the Birth of the Cool might be frozen in time, but for Lee Konitz, after sixty years of alto innovation and excellence, reissues, first-time releases and new projects continue to appear at a steady clip. Lee Konitz Peacemeal Milestone ...
David Haney: Volume One, Two and Three
by AAJ Staff
David Haney Volume One (solos) Volume Two (duets) Volume Three (trios) CIMP Records 2004 Originally from Canada, the Portland, Oregon-based pianist and composer David Haney seems to garner more attention each year, though many ears have yet to be exposed to the music and sounds created ...
Steve Lehman: Artificial Light & Interface
by Kurt Gottschalk
Conventional wisdom dictates that playing jazz comes at least as much from life experience as it does the conservatory, a tenet so associated with jazz that misguided young players in the '50s began taking heroin to simulate Charlie Parker's experience. The drugs-give-you-soul days have more or less passed, but the mystery of what connects heart to ...
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