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Leo Records Recent Releases: Variations on a Theme
by Eric J. Iannelli
Leo Records tags itself as “music for the inquiring mind and the passionate heart." Over the past two-and-a-half decades, the UK label has released albums featuring The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Han Bennink, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Mat Maneri, Cecil Taylor, Reggie Workman and many other high- to mid-profile jazz musicians, always with an eye (and ...
Zoho Records: Trio Mundo & Vic Juris
by Mark F. Turner
Trio Mundo Rides Again 2004 Full of vivacity and bright hues Trio Mundo truly Rides Again on their new release. On the success of 2002's debut release Carnaval the music continues with a Pan-Cultural blend of funky and eclectic sounds. At the heart of the recording is percussionist and vocalist Manolo Badrena ...
Between The Lines Turns Five, Part 1-2
by Budd Kopman
Part 1 | Part 2 The label Between The Lines was born on November 26, 1998 as Deutsche Structured Finance organised a double concert at the Sudbahnhof in Frankfurt, entitled “between the lines". The programme featured a world premiere of the Road Movie suite by Michel Wintsch starring guest performer Gerry Hemingway and a composition by ...
Charlie Hunter: Right Now Live! & Friends Seen and Unseen
by John Kelman
The last twelve months have been exciting ones for fans of 8-string guitarist Charlie Hunter. There has been the release of his cooperative band Garage a Trois' Emphasizer ; a duo record with Bobby Previte, Come In Red Dog This Is Tango Leader ; and a live recording from his mid-'90s collective TJ Kirk, Talking Only ...
Tony Luj
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Tony Luján You Didn't Know What Love Is Bella Records 2001 Don't blame trumpeter Tony Luján for not trying. After several records, he remains largely -and undeservedly- ignored as a leader in spite of being associated with some of New York's best -and youngest- Latin jazz figures. Herein ...
Frank Kimbrough and Ben Allison
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Frank Kimbrough Lullabluebye Palmetto 2004 For more than ten years, pianist Frank Kimbrough and bassist Ben Allison have collaborated on numerous projects of the Jazz Composers Collective and their own. Despite their frequent appearances together, the two have different approaches as composers and leaders. On Lullabluebye, Kimbrough explores the classic ...
Maneri Times Two
by Kurt Gottschalk
Mat Maneri For Consequence Leo 2004 Violinist and violist Mat Maneri has done much to put the small strings out front, with perhaps mixed but nevertheless assured results. He's run the emotive range from meditating monk to overamplified rock star, and on two recent dates-one with a trio and one ...
The Bad Plus and Good For Cows
by Terrell Kent Holmes
The Bad Plus Give Sony-Columbia 2004 The Bad Plus, jazz's ground breaking trio, have followed up their acclaimed release These Are the Vistas with Give , a disc that reaffirms the band's intentions to do nothing conventional, and to shift the music's landscape. The format of the disc is similar: ...
Bassists Together
by A. Henkin
Phillips/Léandre/Parker/Saitoh After You Gone Victo 2004 In May 2002, German bassist Peter Kowald played a remarkable duet with William Parker at the Victo Festival in Canada. Sadly, Kowald would pass away a short four months later; posthumously, a slew of new recordings with or for him have been released. One ...
Mario Escalera Times Two
by Elliott Simon
Mario Escalera Ballads Blues and Boleros Vol 1 Phoenix Two very different discs from Mario Escalera highlight the breadth of his compositional skills and the inherent soulfulness of his playing regardless of format. From this tenor man who doubles on flute, Ballads, Boleros and Blues Vol 1, is a 1990 live date ...
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