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Scott Colley: Initial Wisdom
by Jim Santella
At 38, Scott Colley is poised to find new directions in jazz. Hip-hop rhythms and New Orleans shuffles coexist side by side on this quartet album of originals and extras. Graceful melodic lines and seamless phrasing tie the pieces together. Each of the four artists stretches out with a loose framework that links up automatically with ...
Trio 3: Open Ideas
by Joel Roberts
It would be hard to assemble a trio of more open- and high-minded jazz artists than Andrew Cyrille, Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman. These veterans of the avant-jazz wars, joining forces as Trio 3 on their third album since '97, combine musical excellence and compositional skills with a shared sensibility that's well summed up by the ...
Kate McGarry: Show Me
by Joel Roberts
Too many jazz singers try too hard, placing tech-nique and pyrotechnics above genuine feeling and personal expression. Not Kate McGarry. A Massachusetts native now based in Brooklyn, McGarry has a natural, unaffected manner that separates her from the pack of wannabe divas. On Show Me, McGarry takes a relaxed, patient approach to a well-chosen set of ...
Bobby Watson: Live and Learn
by C. Michael Bailey
The finest alto saxophonist alive?? Alto saxophonist Bobby Watson scored an appointment as The William and Mary Grant/Missouri Professor of Jazz endowed chair at the University of Missouri, Kansas City Conservatory of Music. He released a recording on City Light Records ( Old Friends--New Point ) and now he debuts on Palmetto with a new quintet ...
Scott Colley: Initial Wisdom
by Mark Corroto
Bassist Scott Colley steps into the big leagues with his first release for the adventuresome Palmetto Records label. Colley has been a leader of recording sessions in the past, his The Magic Line (Arabesque 2000) and Subliminal... (Criss Cross 1997) garnered critical press for the thirty-eight year-old musician and he has been part of several important ...
Scott Colley: Initial Wisdom
by Glenn Astarita
Since his arrival in New York City back in the late 1980’s, jazz bassist Scott Colley has risen thru the ranks in a rather expeditious fashion. As of early 2002, the artist has already appeared on over 100 albums, including sessions with saxophonists Joe Lovano & Greg Osby, pianist Andrew Hill, and many others of note. ...
Ray Vega Latin Jazz Sextet: Pa
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Ray Vega’s Pa’lante is neither extraordinary, nor ordinary. His sextet has nothing to prove except for the fact that they belong squarely in the midst of mainstream New Yorker jazz with an above average Hispanic zing. Vega’s trumpet playing is tight and clear-cut, as is all music under his care. As a leader, he elicits the ...
Ray Vega Latin Jazz Sextet: Pa' Lante
by Glenn Astarita
Bronx-born trumpeter Ray Vega brings some hefty credentials to the forefront, after having played with the crème de la crème of Latin jazz stars such as the late Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, and others. On his third recording as a leader, the trumpeter and his musical associates enliven the Latin jazz genre via a roots-oriented focus ...
Bobby Previte & Bump: Just Add Water
by Mark F. Turner
To march by the beat of a slightly different drummer is exactly what talented musician Bobby Previte has been doing for quite awhile. The drummer and composer is a New York “home boy" who has been on the music scene for many years and is still going strong. With release Just Add Water, he continues his ...
Bobby Previte & Bump: Just Add Water
by Glenn Astarita
Drummer/composer Bobby Previte, and others of note helped characterize what is now known as New York City's “downtown" scene. After a string of successful recordings for the Gramavision and ENJA labels, the artist rebounds onto the scene with his initial outing for Palmetto Records. With this release, Previte reaps the benefits of an all-star aggregation. And ...
