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Boykin, Seigfried & Reed: Boykin, Seigfried & Reed
by Rex Butters
Even in a city known for its vibrant free jazz scene, Chicago's Boykin, Seigfried & Reed have established a strong presence. Individually, their resumes boast tenures with a who's who of AACM all-stars. Reedman David Boykin has garnered high praise on various projects, including a recent release with Active Ingredients. Bassist Dr. Karl EH Seigfried works ...
William Parker and the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mass for the Healing of the World
by Rex Butters
Recorded live in Verona, Italy in 1998, Mass for the Healing of the World provides instant nostalgia in the quick change world of modern jazz. Built around William Parker's luminous and now defunct In Order To Survive band, the disc delivers an encore taste of Cooper-Moore's big handed piano stylings and Susie Ibarra's pandemic percussion with ...
Darek Oles: Like A Dream
by Rex Butters
Well-traveled Los Angeles-based bassist Darek Oles leads three configurations through ear balm renditions of his richly melodic, appealing compositions. His Cryptogramophone debut resembles in format the label's Music of Eric Von Essen series, which explores that bassist's compositions with different ensembles. Here, he's caught in intimate conversation with old friend Brad Mehldau on five tracks, with ...
John Heward Trio: Let Them Pass
by Rex Butters
This international trio of skilled improvisers reflects on the experiences of their expatriating pater familiae, some moving to Canada, some moving to the US. They explore their ancestors' leap into the unknown by leaping into these seven different impressions of passage. Drummer/leader John Heward and reedman Joe Giardullo share an association with Joe McPhee. Seattleite Bisio ...
David Murray and the Gwo-Ka Masters: Gwotet
by Rex Butters
A passionate prolific player with lots to say and the vocabulary to preach, David Murray finds an aggregation capable of burning through the music with him in the Gwo-Ka Masters. Anchored by the ambi-rhythmic drummer Hamid Drake and Gwo-Ka drummer Klod Klavue, this thirteen piece ensemble rolls like an 18 wheeler downhill. Using hyper funk rhythms ...
Frode Gjerstad and Peter Br: Soria Boria
by Rex Butters
European wind wonders and frequent collaborators Frode Gjerstad and Peter Brötzmann bring their glacier-melting intensity to this intimate collection of clarinet duos. These two know their instruments and each other so well that they stick like shadows. Although usually associated with an A-bomb approach to playing, Brötzmann often indulges a rich melodicism on these tracks. The ...
Firehouse: Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe
by Rex Butters
More house afire than firehouse, this Swedish quintet plays with passion and precision. Caught live at the Glenn Miller Cafe in January of 2004, the musicians ably ignite a room and each other through seven performances. Guitarist John Lindblom's thick blunt and bent chords give “Cyklone Song" a Beefheart scent. When the band kicks into hyperdrive, ...
Art Ensemble of Chicago: Kabalaba
by Rex Butters
With the recent passings of founding members Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors Maghostut, Art Ensemble of Chicago's reissues take on new resonance. With 1974's Kabalaba , the Art Ensemble performs with Muhal Richard Abrams at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival before an apparently appreciative and enthusiastic audience. With the elder musician present, the Art Ensemble more ...
Sonship Theus Benefit in Los Angeles
by Rex Butters
The Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra and several LA jazz luminaries channeled love through music as a healing balm for ailing legendary influential drummer Sonship Theus. Organized by friend and band mate Nate Morgan, the benefit also served as a reunion for a royal family of musicians whose intertwined histories create the fabric of Angel City jazz. ...
Amalgam: Innovation
by Rex Butters
In the early '60s Trevor Watts and John Stevens initiated the long-lived free jazz association that became known as Amalgam. Their extended tenure altered Euro jazz and improvised music forever, following their first recording in '69. Tangent records released their third album, Innovation , in 1974, after their Play Blackwell and Higgins set and several sessions ...
