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Victor Bailey: Kid Logic
by Mike Jacobs
The late Victor Bailey probably missed out on much of the acclaim he was due, first by having to succeed the legendary Jaco Pastorius in the Weather Report bass chair and then later being somewhat upstaged by another virtuosic bass-playing “Victor"--(Victor Wooten). But if Bailey was relegated to being the “other Victor," it wasn't for lack ...
Samora Pinderhughes: Ascension
by Scott Lichtman
"Ascension," from tenor vocalist Samora Pinderhughes, delivers multiple delights. Opening to a Coltrane-like mantra, the song quickly transforms itself into an upbeat rendition of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," then onto tasteful trumpet and flute solos, and ultimately a spoken-word vision for a better world. But the greatest treat is his voice, which flutters and bends in ...
Joshua Redman: The Folks Who Live On The Hill
by Scott Lichtman
While there's a long list of jazz performers recording with strings, it's unusual for those recordings to have the sheer elegance of tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman's “The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Featured on his Walking Shadows album, the tune's every melodic line has just the right amount of tone, range and redirection to qualify ...
Bill Frisell: Jimmy Carter Pts 1 & 2
by Mike Jacobs
Bill Frisell's career arc has been extraordinary. From edgy, effect-laden, avant-jazz poster guitarist to sublime jazz interpreter of folk and Americana (and lots in between), it's been quite a ride for those who have paid attention. “Jimmy Carter Pts 1 & 2" from This Land (Nonesuch, 1994) occupies a special period in Frisell's stylistic journey where ...
Tom Griesgraber & Bert Lams: Don't Look Back
by Geno Thackara
The title probably isn't really a warning. To judge from the warm affable sound of Tom Griesgraber's Chapman Stick piece, “Don't Look Back" feels more like a piece of optimistic advice. Further brightened by the easygoing chemistry he shares with Bert Lams as they skip through what should be a rhythmic booby trap, it's as bouncy ...
Sandy Bull: Blend
by Chris May
Long before the description “world music" had been coined, the outward-looking guitarist and oudist Sandy Bull laid it out with drummer Billy Higgins on the Vanguard albums Fantasias For Guitar And Banjo (1963) and Inventions (1965), which blended jazz, Levantine, Caribbean, Brazilian and rock music. The mesmerising “Blend" is the 22-minute opening track on Fantasias.
Gyan Riley: Mobettabutta Part 3
by Mike Jacobs
It might be a tad predictable that the guitar-playing scion of celebrated minimalist composer Terry Riley might be hard to pigeon-hole stylistically but this only adds to the mystique and adventure of Gyan Riley's music. A conservatory-trained classical guitarist, he nonetheless exhibits eclectic (and electric) tendencies that do well to encompass jazz, classical. avant-garde and fusion ...
