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Marc Copland: Another Place
by AAJ Italy Staff
Da qualche anno il pianista Marc Copland registra in esclusiva per la Pirouet Records, cambiando sideman ad ogni nuovo disco e dimostrando come sia possibile interagire con musicisti di classe internazionale e presentare uno stile singolare come il suo in contesti diversi. Per il nuovo lavoro ha scelto la strada del quartetto, chiamando vecchi compagni di ...
Tim Hagans: Alone Together
by John Kelman
On the surface, Tim Hagans' Alone Together looks more like a Marc Copland disc with trumpeter Hagans as the leading voice. The rhythm section is Copland's longstanding trio, responsible for albums that include the pianist's resplendent Some Love Songs (Pirouet, 2005). The set list, like many of Copland's, is a mix of re-imagined standards and the ...
John Ruocco: Am I Asking Too Much?
by John Kelman
Born in the United States, John Ruocco is one of many artists who have found a fuller life abroad. The 56 year-old saxophonist/clarinetist has lived in The Netherlands for years and is a fixture on both the Dutch and Belgian scenes, with a significant discography and current activities including directing both the Dutch Jazz Orchestra and ...
Jason Seizer: Time Being
by John Kelman
Now that Germany's Pirouet label is getting some much-needed distribution in North America, and is growing its roster to include a number of American artists who, while known and appreciated in Europe, receive less than their due in their native country, it's also time to have a look at some of its lesser-known European contingent. Tenor ...
Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2: Voices
by Michael P. Gladstone
There is always room for one more piano trio when the leader, pianist Marc Copland, comes out of the modal school of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett. Considering his choice of sidemen and their employers, bassist Gary Peacock (Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio) and drumming legend Paul Motian (Bill Evans's renowned Riverside Trio with Scott LaFaro). In ...
Bill Stewart: Incandescence
by Troy Collins
Best known for his work with guitarist John Scofield, drummer Bill Stewart has avoided the straight and narrow in favor of a more exploratory path. Although Stewart's output as a leader has been limited by his various sideman duties, his solo work is consistently inventive, combining idiosyncratic writing with agreeable rhythms. A tasteful stylist ...
Bill Stewart: Incandescence
by Mark F. Turner
Sometimes it's the more unusual releases that yield the most pleasant surprises and such is the case with Bill Stewart's Incandescence. The seasoned drummer has been the percussive impetus for saxophonists Maceo Parker, Michael Brecker, guitarist John Scofield and one of today's premier B3 organists, Larry Goldings (who appears on this release). Stewart has a number ...
Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2: Voices
by Jerry D'Souza
Pianist Marc Copland returns with the New York Trio Recordings Volume 2: Voices, following Modinha (Pirouet Records, 2007). It's the second in the series, with one more to come. Bill Stewart has been replaced by Paul Motian on drums and, considering the music, he's a better fit. Copland and Peacock composed all the music ...
Loren Stillman: Blind Date
by Michael P. Gladstone
Not having the advantage of hearing altoist Loren Stillman's earlier albums, Blind Date can only be compared to having seen him in concert some five years ago. Opening for the more straight-ahead Lew Tabackin Quintet and singer Roberta Gamborini, Stillman and his quartet showed no mercy and spent the entire set in full free jazz flight. ...
Marc Copland: New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2: Voices
by C. Michael Bailey
Marc Copland is part of a group of jazz pianists extending the language of Bill Evans and, in doing so, is creating a new abstract face of jazz pianism. If jazz piano could be coaxed to be more thoughtful and introspective, it would spontaneously morph from aural to visual art and would manifest as a Monet ...
