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James Carter: Present Tense
by Joel Roberts
Detroit-born James Carter burst on the New York jazz scene in the early 1990s and quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with on the tenor saxophone and a host of other reed instruments. A technically advanced player with more than a touch of hip hop swagger, Carter stood apart from fellow Neo-traditionalist newcomers ...
Anthony Braxton/Joe Morris: Four Improvisations (Duo) 2007
by Martin Longley
Braxton band members Mary Halvorson and Taylor Ho Bynum urged their leader to collaborate with guitarist Joe Morris and, following a booking at the Crowe Auditorium, Wesleyan University, the twosome proceeded to immerse themselves completely. Braxton was impressed by the results and decided that only a four-disc box set would suffice. Fortunately, Clean Feed is a ...
Connie Crothers Quartet: Music Is A Place
by Tom Greenland
With Music Is A Place pianist Connie Crothers has created an enduring work, a crystallization and clarification of her musical aesthetic. Featuring longtime colleagues Richard Tabnik (alto) and Roger Mancuso (drums) along with veteran bassist Ratzo Harris, the disc contains a set of originals that explore the interzone between pre- and free composition, a mix of ...
Gene Bertoncini: Concerti
by Laurel Gross
At 70, guitarist Gene Bertoncini continues to make standards and classics breathe and shimmer, inviting listeners to experience them in new ways. On Concerti, his considerable skill at navigating a nylon-stringed guitar are complemented by a group of highly capable string players and clever arrangements, all crucial to this winning endeavor. Engineer Mark Conese deserves mention ...
Bobby Previte & The New Bump: Set the Alarm for Monday
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
A mysterious dame with gams to the ceiling walks in. Shifty characters with trench coats and perilously dangling cigarettes move among the shadows. A mickey is slipped, the double-cross completed. A tenor sax moans amid shimmering vibraphone, a spare bass line and imploring drums. Drummer Bobby Previte's Set the Alarm for Monday may ...
Gebhard Ullmann: New Basement Research; Die Blaue Nixe & Leo Records 25th Anniversary: Loft, Koln
by Robert Iannapollo
Reedman Gebhard Ullmann has always been a bit apart. Never an inside player yet rarely as extreme as some of his German contemporaries, he has doggedly pursued his own muse and released a stream of excellent discs since the '80s. Ullmann divides his time between Berlin and New York and has several groups based in each ...
Freddie Hubbard: Stardust & Clubhouse
by Stuart Broomer
John Coltrane Stardust (RVG Edition) Prestige-Concord 2007 Dexter Gordon Clubhouse Blue Note 2008 Freddie Hubbard is part of the most concentrated group of trumpet talents in jazz ...
Art Pepper: Unreleased Art Vol. 1 & 2
by Marc Medwin
Art Pepper Unreleased Art, Vol. 1: The Complete Abashiri Concert (Nov. 22, 1981) Widow's Taste 2007 Art Pepper Unreleased Art, Vol. 2: The Last Concert (May 30, 1982), Kool Jazz Festival Widow's Taste 2007 ...
Roy Campbell: Songs & Themes & Akhenaten Suite
by Marc Medwin
Spring Heel Jack Songs & Themes Thirsty Ear 2008 Roy Campbell Akhenaten Suite AUM Fidelity 2008 Trumpeter Roy Campbell is presented here in two starkly different contexts ...
Bill Easley: Business Man's Bounce
by Ken Dryden
For most of his career, tenor saxophonist Bill Easley has worked as a sideman, including sessions for the Stax label. For just his fourth CD as a leader, his band includes pianist Larry Ham, bassist Hassan JJ Shakur and the seasoned drummer Michael Carvin on selections which draw from different eras of jazz. ...
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