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James Williams: I Fall In Love Too Easily
by Artur Moral
Several factors hinder the enduring legacy of a figure like James Williams: a limited discography as a leader, curtailed by his deep commitment to teaching and early death, the frustrating unavailability of much of his published work in both physical and digital formats, lacking even a partial retrospective compilation, and, not a minor issue, a name ...
Michael Brecker: Timeline
by Scott Lichtman
While the song “Timeline" is structured as a straightforward minor blues, it is nonetheless attention-grabbing and inspiring, for several reasons. First, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Larry Goldings and Elvin Jones are the epitome of musicality, whether appreciated individually or as a unit. Then there is Metheny's composition: just when the listener becomes hooked on the catchy ...
Tarbaby: Dee Dee
by Carl Medsker
Tarbaby (Orrin Evans, Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits) makes the case in the first measures of “Dee Dee" that You Think This America is a fresh take on the traditional jazz piano trio. The album consists of an eclectic set of pieces performed live by three leaders with deep experience together. First performed by Ornette Coleman ...
Naomi Moon Siegel: Jeannine's Joy
by Scott Lichtman
When is the last time you heard an enthralling, pulsing jazz feel generated by a trombone-led horn section, a talking drum, cowbell, synth, an ethereal/African electric guitar, violin and rhythm section? For trombonist, composer and band leader Naomi Moon Siegel, such a blend of modern swing and world music sub-genres is her modus operandi. Siegel's vibe ...
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: Blu-Bop
by Geno Thackara
This group's recipe does have some blues and bop buried in there somewhere, sure, although they also pack it with several houses' worth of kitchen sinks while twisting your mind and their fingers into pretzels. This one has still aged surprisingly well, even with echo-toned banjo and the frisky beats of a custom guitar-turned-MIDI-percussion device. Well, ...
Holly Cole: Kiss Me Quick
by John Chacona
Hands up everyone who thinks there should be more vibes solos on Elvis Presley covers. Though press materials don't credit the player, they identify Kevin Breit as the guitarist (was there any question?) on this Western Swing-flavored chart of the 1961 Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman song. Holly Cole sings it with just the right proportion ...
McCoy Tyner: Falling In Love With Love
by Artur Moral
Despite sharing some common stylistic territories, contemporary jazz giants McCoy Tyner and David Murray collaborated on just three recording projects. One of them is 44th Street Suite (Red Baron, 1991), a release produced by Bob Thiele, who also orchestrated their first recorded encounter on the little-known collective album A Tribute To John Coltrane / Blues For ...
Courtney Pine: In the Garden of Eden (Thinking Inside Of You)
by Ian Patterson
Minimalist groove, a melodic hook that does not quit and spiraling saxophone that builds to a crescendo of dervish-like intensity. From the Mercury Prize-nominated album Modern Day Jazz Stories (Verve, 1995), “In the Garden of Eden (Thinking Inside Of You)"'s mantra-like guitar motif is sampled from Stanley Clarke's hypnotic “Desert Song." Pine also clearly found inspiration ...
John Paul Jones: Hoediddle
by Geno Thackara
Sure, everybody and their uncle knows about that band that John Paul Jones played in once upon a time, but there has seemed to be practically no recognition for his two (and apparently still only) solo albums from around the turn of the century. These were a pair of wild--and impressively eclectic, in the case of ...
Grégory Privat: Zig Zagriyen and Phoenix
by Scott Lichtman
If you are looking to explore pianists with chops and compositional flair that deserve broader attention, add Grégory Privat to your playlist. Born in Martinique, he was nominated early in his career for “Jazz Revelation of the Year" in France's equivalent of the Grammys. His work spans modern swing, scored/chamber jazz, solo piano and electric fusion. ...
