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The Motion Trio: Pictures from the Street; Play Station
by Tom Greenland
"We are peasants somehow...we grew up in small towns, writes Janusz Wojtarowicz in the liner notes of Pictures from the Street, the Motion Trio's debut CD. Don't be fooled. These three squeeze-box Bachs are all conservatory trained virtuosos who are going boldly where no accordionists have gone before. Playing custom-built, extended range Piginis--"the Rolls-Royce of accordions, ...
Jon Madof's Rashanim: Masada Rock; Irving Fields: Bagels and Bongos
by Kurt Gottschalk
John Zorn's ever-growing Masada cottage industry continues with another reinterpretation of the songbook, this time a rock version in the hands of Jon Madof's excellent trio Rashanim. Last month marked the beginning of the second year of celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Masada project, but never mind. The discs have been as diverse as they ...
Loren Stillman: It Could Be Anything
by Jeff Stockton
In a year when the hottest straight-ahead jazz CD featuring an alto saxophonist was recorded sixty years ago, it's important to remember that we must live in our own times as well. And in jazz music, where players carry on into their '80s, Loren Stillman at 23 is like a ten year-old playing major league baseball. ...
Scott Hamilton & Harry Allen: Swing Is Good Medicine for Jazz
by Daniel Kassell
A jazz fan and medical newspaper publisher has combined his love of swing with his professional audience of physicians and clinicians to form “McMahon Jazz Medicine. Ray McMahon began his odyssey by buying a tenor sax, self-training books, and every tenor masters' CDs that he had enjoyed in the 1950s, and proceeded to learn from the ...
Django Reinhardt: Genius of Improvisation; Blanchard/Schmitt: Rendez-vous
by Florence Wetzel
One of jazz' most distinctive voices, guitarist Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) was a master of melodic improvisation and swing. Two new releases continue Reinhardt's legacy: Django Reinhardt: Genius of Improvisation and Rendez-vous by Pierre Blanchard and Dorado Schmitt. Django Reinhardt Genius of Improvisation Definitive-Disconforme 2005 Genius of Improvisation is a sublime ...
Paal Nilssen-Love: Townhouseorchestra
by A. Henkin
Given the instrumentation on this album (tenor sax, piano, bass, and drums), the involvement of Evan Parker, and the format of long group improvisations, it's natural to think first about Parker's long-standing quartet with Alex Von Schlippenbach, Peter Kowald, and Paul Lovens. But that would be a mistake; a better comparison, though unnecessary, is an earlier ...
Bebo Vald: Bebo de Cuba
by Russ Musto
This landmark set superbly documents the wide ranging talents of one of Cuba's greatest artists--expatriate pianist/composer/arranger Bebo Valdés--in the company of an impressive cast of New York's finest Latin jazz instrumentalists. The first disc, Suite Cubana, features the pianist, father of the more famous Chucho Valdés, leading an all-star big band through a collection of original ...
Jean-Michel Pilc: Live at Iridium, New York
by Brian P. Lonergan
French pianist Jean-Michel Pilc has composed some attractive music in his decade in New York, and he is a dynamic improviser as well. On Live at Iridium, New York, recorded in the fall of 2004, the latter quality is most prominent. Live at Iridium is the first recording featuring Pilc's new trio with ...
William Hooker: Live At Sangha
by Ernest Barteldes
Full-fledged improvisational music can be hard on the ear, but it can also be amazing if you're openminded enough to listen carefully. In that state of mind, I paid a visit to The Kitchen on October 6 to catch drummer William Hooker performing with Text of Light, an ensemble that included Ulrigh Krieger, Alan Licht, Christian ...
Mats Gustafsson
by A. Henkin
When reedman Mats Gustafsson is onstage but not playing, he stands with his legs apart, leaning over slightly. Close-cropped head back, stretching his mouth repeatedly and holding one of his horns almost like an axe, he rocks back and forth. Usually dressed in tight fitting black clothing, when he finally takes his turn to play, he ...
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