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Ron Kerber: 'Round in Circles
by Paul Olson
Philadelphia saxman Ron Kerber may be making his debut as a leader on 'Round in Circles , but he shows nothing but a veteran's poise on this collection of nine of his own original compositions. Kerber plays alto, tenor and soprano sax, and he demonstrates his aptitude for all three horns over an incredibly sympatico rhythm ...
Leslie Burrs: Impressions of Another You
by Paul Olson
Pennsylvania-based flautist Leslie Burrs' new CD, Impressions of Another You , is a duet session with pianist Kenny Barron; it's Burrs' first release since 2002's Blue Harlem, Black Knight. It certainly does give an impression of another Burrs--a much better one--than did the just-reissued 2002 record, an overcooked studio confection where his playing was often surrounded ...
Miles Davis: A Tribute to Jack Johnson
by Paul Olson
Well, here it is, finally: the Miles Davis album A Tribute to Jack Johnson, newly remastered and affordably available to those unwilling or unable to pay for the five-disc Complete Jack Johnson Sessions, which has been available since 2003. That's been Columbia/Legacy's modus operandi for Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way, and now Jack Johnson: put ...
Jeremy Steig/Vic Juris: Improvised
by Paul Olson
Improvised, the debut duet album from super-veteran flautist Jeremy Steig and almost-as-seasoned guitarist Vic Juris, is just that: an album of almost completely improvised material. Recorded in Steig's home (don't be put off by that, by the way, because home recording has come a long, long way) in a situation where the two musicians played in ...
Karl Jannuska: Liberating Vines
by Paul Olson
Liberating Vines is both the name of expatriate Canadian (now Paris-based) drummer Karl Jannuska's new CD and of his Montréal group with altoist Brodie West, tenorist Kelly Jefferson, bassist Fraser Hollins, and pianist John Sadowy. The album's compositions and arrangements are all by Jannuska, and the detailed, rigorous post bop performed here makes Liberating Vines the ...
Rob Schneiderman: Back in Town
by Paul Olson
Back in Town commemorates veteran pianist Rob Schneiderman's return to New York City after a six-year absence (he was in California getting a Ph.D. in mathematics) and is his first recording since 2001's Edgewise. Recorded in one day in January of 2004, Back in Town is a standards album of exceptional musicianship--Schneiderman's chops are completely unaffected ...
Eddie Green: Shades of Green
by Paul Olson
Eddie GreenShades of Green Dreambox Media 2004 A perfect farewell... Shades of Green is the final album from Philadelphia pianist Eddie Green, who died in July of 2004. Green was a great songwriter and was very highly esteemed by vocalists for his piano accompaniment, ...
Pete Zimmer: Common Man
by Paul Olson
Pete Zimmer Quintet Common Man Tippin' Records 2004 A couple of years ago I was talking about music with a friend, and on the subject of jazz he said, dismissively, “nothing new is happening in jazz music. The last real innovation was at least thirty years ago." I didn't even ...
Joe Sullivan Big Band
by Paul Olson
Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan Big Band Effendi Records 2004 I'll just go ahead and state the obvious: you'd have to be crazy to form a jazz big band. It wasn't always so: in the swing era, of course, that was what people wanted to hear. That's what a jazz band ...
Fr: Tap Bass
by Paul Olson
Jazz, by its very nature, is a sharing act. Any musical format based on group improvisation cannot help but be about sharing and, to some extent, democracy. Tap Bass , journeyman Montreal bassist Frédéric Alarie's sixth album as a leader (and first in five years), takes this spirit of sharing to some interesting lengths--to its benefit. ...
