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Hardcell: Feign
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Like a double helix of alto saxophone and piano, no matter how far Tim Berne and Craig Taborn twist and diverge their improvisations, they are always connected, intersecting with composed passages and enveloped in the swimming rhythms of drummer Tom Rainey. Feign further explores the acoustic sensibility tested on half of last year's Hard Cell Live, ...
Art Blakey: Drum Suite / The Big Beat / Caravan
by Russ Musto
Together these three reissues demonstrate that although each of Blakey's bands maintained a similar sound they also possessed their own individual identities. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Drum Suite Columbia-Legacy Drum Suite is a unique entry in the Blakey discography. Originally comprised of two sessions - one debuting Blakey's first percussion ...
Eric Frazier: Find Yourself (Then Find Me)
by Andrew Rowan
Eric Frazier has assembled a large cast for this self-produced funk-filled recording. With him at the helm are two jazz stalwarts: bassist Reggie Workman and pianist Danny Mixon. Also present are rising stars like trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, and pianist Anthony Wonsey. Things kick off with the funky “Walk That ...
Hamid Drake/Albert Beger/William Parker: Evolving Silence Vol. 1
by Jeff Stockton
The Wyman and Watts of jazz, bassist William Parker and percussionist Hamid Drake, traveled to Israel to perform with Roy Campbell in the Pyramid Trio in February, 2005. The next day, after having sat in with the band, Israeli saxophonist Albert Beger recorded his own trio session with Parker and Drake in the studio. The resulting ...
Jason Lindner: Live/UK
by Tom Greenland
Jazz people like to catch a buzz. Used to be you could grab a quick six-pack and duck into Smalls, a Greenwich Village venue run by Mitch Borden that literally hummed with world class talent-deserving-of-wider-recognition. Amidst this beehive of activity, Jason Lindner was always a contender, and New Yorkers in-the-know knew it was only a matter ...
Benoit Delbecq
by AAJ Staff
By Ethan Iverson Luminous harmony, intellectual rigor, and modernist piano technique will be on display when French pianist Benoît Delbecq performs two nights early this month at Jazz Gallery. Although he has played improvised music festivals all over the world, these will be his first New York solo performances. Delbecq dramatically sets himself ...
Don Cherry: Symphony for Improvisors
by Ty Cumbie
It is gratifying to read A.B. Spelling's original liner notes for Don Cherry's 1966 recording Symphony for Improvisers, the first sentence of which begins “The New Music is no longer new and goes on to point out the developments over the preceding ten years. Free jazz is still a powerful draw for musicians and still inspires ...
Moutin Reunion Quartet: Something Like Now
by Ken Franckling
France's twin brother jazz combination, bassist François and drummer Louis Moutin, have just released their third Moutin Reunion Quartet recording in six years since the unit was formed as a showcase for their swinging, original compositions. It's another bop-rooted contemporary odyssey that is delightful in its scope and focus. The band is rounded out by pianist ...
Vinny Golia: One, Three, Two / A Gift for the Unusual / Music For Like Instruments; The Flutes
by Brandt Reiter
Several years ago, the esteemed jazz critic Gary Giddins named Sonny Rollins' This Is What I Do his #1 album of the year. Among its many other merits, Giddins celebrated what he referred to as the record's “LP-ballpark length. “You can actually take it in in one sitting, Giddins wrote, adding, “How many 75-minute epics, excellent ...
Nnenna Freelon: Blueprint of a Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday
by Ken Franckling
Nnenna Freelon's latest project pays tribute to singer Billie Holiday in the best possible way--without imitation and putting her own interpretations on material written by or associated with Lady Day. Her band, adjusted to fit the mood of each song, skillfully complements her at every turn. Freelon's phrasing and vocal clarity contribute to an overall feeling ...
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