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Trio Da Paz: Somewhere
by Ollie Bivens
Brazil is a rich amalgam of Portuguese, African, and Indian cultures. And because of that, its musicians have always had the ability to take the music of other cultures, put it in a Brazilian mixer and produce something unique and satisfying to the taste, while still remaining Brazilian. Three Brazilian-born musicians comprise Trio Da Paz, one ...
Tord Gustavsen Trio: The Ground
by Ollie Bivens
Sure to be on many best of lists, The Ground is helping point the way forward for jazz music worldwide. The eleven chamber jazz tracks, all composed by Gustavsen, never stray far from blues and gospel music chords and voicings, and they produce a bountiful buffet. The piano trio adds a bit of Satie ("Tears Transforming"), ...
Wasilewski/Kurkiewicz/Miskiewicz: Trio
by Ollie Bivens
European jazz musicians tend to have an affinity for jazz that is free and very melodic. The pianist, bassist, and drummer from Tomasz Stanko's working quartet debut with Trio, consisting of five free improvisations and eight composed tunes, walking the line between free and mainstream jazz. It's perfect for listening when one is in a contemplative ...
Charles Lloyd: Jumping the Creek
by Ollie Bivens
The many fans of Charles Lloyd will revel in Jumping the Creek, one of the best since his “comeback" in the late '80s. Of the members of his new band, pianist Geri Allen has played the longest with the saxophonist (about five years). However, the group plays so well together that is easy to assume that ...
Joey DeFrancesco with Jimmy Smith: Legacy
by Ollie Bivens
Released one week after the sudden death of Jimmy Smith on February 8, the new album by organist Joey DeFrancesco was the last recording featuring Smith, the man who revolutionized the Hammond B-3 by creatively incorporating it into the jazz idiom. First playing the organ at age four and performing playing gigs at ten with Richard ...
Rudresh Mahanthappa: Mother Tongue
by Ollie Bivens
The latest album by India-born saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa explores the connection between language and music, ancestry and contemporary American life. Continually asked by Americans, “Do you speak Indian?" or “Do you speak Hindu?", Mahanthappa has answered by basing the recording on the sounds of speech. With a population of one billion people and numerous ethnic groups, ...
Barry Guy/Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton: Ithaca
by Ollie Bivens
Barry Guy is a British bassist and founder of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra. On his latest album on the Intakt label he, fellow British drummer Paul Lytton and American pianist Marilyn Crispell explore the outer reaches of a style of music - free jazz - that deserves a wider hearing among the American public. Ithaca ...
Bill Evans: California Here I Come
by Ollie Bivens
Most piano-led jazz trios consist of a bassist and drummer providing rhythmic backing for the leader. With the various trios fronted by Bill Evans, a three way musical conversation occurred among equals. Recorded in '67 and initially issued as a two-LP set in '82, and now reissued on a single CD of 71 minutes, California Here ...
Archie Shepp: The Cries of My People
by Ollie Bivens
If Trane is the father, Pharoah: the sun, and Ayler: the holy ghost, Archie Shepp is the uncle that no one mentions. Shepp, an outspoken critic of jazz and an advocate of social revolution, has endured significant industry persecution for his awareness. And while the acerbic edge to his music has muted in recent years, his ...
Dizzy Gillespie: The Winter in Lisbon
by Ollie Bivens
Recorded in '90, three years before Dizzy Gillespie's death at age 76, this reissued album was a soundtrack for a movie of the same name. Never released in the US, the film shows the jazz legend in the role of a famous jazz musician. The compositions are by Gillespie and executive producer Charles Fishman, along with ...
