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Conosur: Zonda
by Jack Bowers
This is a rhythmically intense album of Latin compositions by Conosur (guitarists Hernán Romero and Tony Viscardo) augmented on occasion by vocals, percussion, bandoneon, cymbals, drums and/or bass. Romero wrote seven of the dozen tunes, Viscardo two. The others are “La Añera,” the familiar “El Condor Pasa” and Astor Piazzolla’s slow tango, “Oblivion.” Between them, Romero ...
Steve Million: Truth Is...
by C. Michael Bailey
In A Monkish Mood. Chicago-area pianist Steve Million sends his third Palmetto release our way. Bubbling under the surface of true stardom, Million plays a no-nonsense brand of Hard Bop reflected off the mirror of the turn of the century. Roaming the halls of this music is the spirit of Thelonious Monk. Million’s opening original, “Right ...
Larry Goldings Trio: Moonbird
by Glenn Astarita
Organist Larry Goldings deserves much credit for being one of the prime exponents or perhaps motivational forces behind the early 90’s resurgence of the organ trio format. For his first release on Palmetto Records, Goldings along with his longtime bandmates, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart enhance their repertoire with originals and pop-folk classics. The ...
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel: Third Eye
by David Adler
The next time someone tells you that jazz is dead, hit them upside the skull with a copy of Third Eye. Bassist and bandleader Ben Allison is simply a towering talent, a jazz innovator, and he’s put to tape some of the grittiest, prettiest music I’ve ever heard.Instrumentation-wise, the ensemble is slightly offbeat: two ...
The Larry Goldings Trio: Moonbird
by Paula Edelstein
MOONBIRD, the debut release of The Larry Goldings Trio on the adventurous independent label, Palmetto, features six superbly-crafted tunes that pull out all the stops. Larry Goldings, considered by many to be one of today’s premiere jazz organists, pianists and composers, shares a splendid musical rapport with Peter Bernstein on guitar and Bill Stewart on drums, ...
Ben Allison: Third Eye
by Glenn Astarita
Bassist/composer Ben Allison has been making lots of waves these days. A recent profile in “Downbeat” magazine discloses that Ben is among the top 25 young jazz cats on the scene. Also, Mr. Allison is the founder, Composer-in-Residence and Artistic Director of the New York City based Jazz Composers Collective. Here, with Allison’s third release, Third ...
Steve Million: Truth Is...
by Jack Bowers
I love the opening of pianist Steve Million’s new CD, wherein Steve and his sidemen seem to be searching for the “lost chord.” Oh, yes, they find it, and a number of others too in a session that is quirky, almost Monkish at times, but always melodious and consistently rewarding. The album’s title seems to imply ...
Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel: Third Eye
by Jack Bowers
This is bassist Allison’s second recording with his group Medicine Wheel, and again he has mapped out an astute game plan and brought together sidemen who are capable of carrying it out. Allison, the founder and artistic director of the Jazz Composers Collective in New York City, is far more interested in the broad panorama of ...
Kerry Strayer Septet: Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan
by Dave Hughes
Kansas City baritone saxophonist and educator Kerry Strayer has put together an excellent straight-ahead jazz outing that serves both as a worthy tribute to the late Gerry Mulligan (unquestionably the most influencial baritone saxophonist in jazz), as well as a good introduction to his own talents. Eight of the nine tunes are Strayer's arrangements of Mulligan ...
Various Artists: The Other Side of Standards
by Jack Bowers
Palmetto Records, a relatively new label with a strong early track record, showcases its impressive roster of artists on The Other Side of Standards, whose inventory of songs certainly widens the definition of the word “standard.” No question that “I Should Care” (performed by Dewey Redman) and “Georgia on My Mind” (the Greg Hatza ORGANization) belong ...
