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Frank Kimbrough: Lullabluebye
by C. Michael Bailey
The title of Frank Kimbrough’s new recording betrays the overall sound and philosophy of the disc. Lullabluebye infers a quiet (mostly) airy affair, free thinking and inventive, lighting the corners of trio jazz. Kimbrough has been a fixture at Palmetto for the past several years, being most instrumental in the label’s most successful Herbie Nichols Project, ...
The David Berkman Quartet: Start Here, Finish There
by Rob Cline
A first listening to or first glance at Start Here, Finish There might lead you to one of two false conclusions: that pianist David Berkman is interested only in exploring rigid rhythmic forms or that he is an overtly political musician. But focused listening soon casts those conceptions aside as it becomes clear that Berkman and ...
The Fred Hersch Trio + 2: The Fred Hersch Trio + 2
by C. Michael Bailey
With this record pianist Fred Hersch leaves the friendly confines of his trio, expanding it to a quintet, and produces one of the edgiest releases of his career. Comprised of nine original compositions and a single standard ("And I Love Her"), The Fred Hersch Trio + 2 explores more deeply Hersch’s balladic writing and performing. Mr. ...
Ray Vega: Squeeze Squeeze
by C. Michael Bailey
Ray Vega illustrates what is most attractive about Latin jazz—that is, its inextinguishable spirit and rhythm. And I mean rhythm. From the get-go, Squeeze Squeeze is a Latin love fest, replete with the complex percussion necessary to support the orgy of cross- and counter-rhythms generated by the “head" musicians. Right out of the chute, Mr. Vega ...
Joel Frahm with Brad Mehldau: Don
by C. Michael Bailey
Jazz in small spaces is always provocative: the smaller the band, the greater in intimacy. That is not to say that the solo performance is the most intimate setting for jazz, though. The solo performance is by its very nature dense and narcissistic. While certainly emotional, solitude is not about interaction between musicians, only action and ...
Joel Frahm: Don't Explain
by Jim Santella
Together, Joel Frahm and Brad Mehldau interpret six jazz standards, one familiar Ornette Coleman fixture, one memorable pop classic, and one original composition. Each piece is delivered with a straightforward approach, keeping the central melody in focus while venturing just a bit off the beaten path to express personal feelings about the subject. Frahm moves fluidly ...
Joel Frahm with Brad Mehldau: Don't Explain
by Michael P. Gladstone
Saxophonist Joel Frahm's third outing on Palmetto is a showcase for duets with pianist Brad Mehldau. Frahm impressed with his 1999 debut Sorry No Decaf as a neo bopper and I missed his 2000 venture on The Navigator. The studio can get pretty lonely with only two artists performing and we're happy to report that this ...
Ray Vega: Squeeze Squeeze
by Norman Weinstein
Trumpeter Ray Vega is a triumphant example of a musician liberated rather than straightjacketed by his Latin jazz expertise. Years of playing in bands as notable as Tito Puente's and Mongo Santamaria's clearly have reaped rewards in terms of his bright, rhythmically punchy, powerhouse delivery. Vega's own description of his current style as “Latin Bop" accurately ...
Easy Does It
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: If You See Kay; Right On; House Party; Papa Lou; Kiss; Diane; Wake Up Everybody; Easy Does It; J-
Soul.
Show Me
By Kate McGarry
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Show Me; Gypsy In My Soul; Moon And Sand; The Thrill Is Gone; Oceano; Aqui O; East Of The Sun;
This Is Always; Get Out Of Town; One Eye Laughs, One Eye Weeps.
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