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The Boswell Sisters: Nothing Was Sweeter Than
by Nic Jones
Jazz vocal groups have never been thick on the ground, and insofar as there is any such lineage at all, it's safe to say its existence is largely down to the Boswell Sisters. Their harmonies amounted to the opposite of sibling rivalry, and the liberties they took with tempo and key changes were to have a ...
Ahmad Jamal: Pavane For Ahmad
by Nic Jones
Some of Ahmad Jamal's detractors over the years have expressed the opinion that his music belongs as much in a cocktail lounge as in a jazz club. The fact of the matter has perhaps always been that he's got no closer to that dubious location than Errol Garner did, and this collection of his sides from ...
Tal Farlow: Tal Farlow Guitar Genius: The LA Sessions
by Nic Jones
The word “genius" is used far too much, but Guitar Genius is an apposite term for a performance by Tal Farlow, and its use is fully justified with regards to this two-disc set. Farlow was apparently blessed with unusually large hands, which on a practical level enabled him literally to reach places that were beyond a ...
The Microscopic Septet: Surrealistic Swing
by Nic Jones
The two-disc set Surrealistic Swing, volume two of Cuneiform's “History Of The Micros reissue series, is something of an exercise in retrieval. Tracks 1-8 on the first disc are from Off Beat Glory, originally released in 1986 by Osmosis, whilst the remainder are drawn from a previously unreleased session. The second disc is made up of ...
Nils Petter Molvaer: Streamer
by Nic Jones
Originally released in Europe in 2004, Streamer has finally been released in the US, allowing listeners on the other side of the pond to hear performances recorded on Nils Petter Molvaer's 2002 world tour. In terms of musical evolution, this might be some way off the mark relative to where the man is in 2006, but ...
Frank Wright: Unity
by Nic Jones
The late Frank Wright focused on one aspect of Albert Ayler's work and attempted to run with it, but energy alone, however, as Ayler understood, was not a foundation strong enough to build the kind of music that holds attention. Unity, a previously unissued release which documents a live performance by Wright's quartet at the Moers ...
Henry Cow: Concerts
by Nic Jones
Whereas most “progressive" bands of the 1970s seemed to progress in the direction of ever-increasing virtuosity, in a manner not unlike the snake that consumed its tail and simply carried on, the members of Henry Cow were far stricter adherents to a truly progressive ideology. In the case of this live two-disc set--originally released in 1976 ...
Dennis Mitchel3: Tenor Of The Times
by Nic Jones
It's nice to know that it's not all down to Charlie Haden when it comes to dealing with the issues of the day in jazz, and when such dealings result in music as stimulating as what's on Tenor of the Times, then the raising of cheers is entirely appropriate. The same can be said for the ...
Reggie Washington: A Lot Of Love, Live!
by Nic Jones
Reggie Washington leads two trios here, and among the few things they have in common are a common instrumental lineup and the fact that they both serve up ample evidence of how much life there is left in the free-bop continuum. Washington also serves notice of how musical strands from outside the jazz tradition can be ...
Lithops: Mound Magnet
by Nic Jones
Jan St. Werner is a member of Mouse On Mars, a duo whose take on the field of electronica has always manifested an individualistic streak that seems to evade the grasp of a lot of the exponents in this field. The same can be said for this solo project, and what makes this music even more ...
