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Chris Standring: Velvet
by Robert Spencer
Chris Standring is an English guitarist with classical training and a predilection for smooth funk-jazz grooves. His contempo guitar sound has turned up already on recordings by Bebe and Cece Winans, Jody Watley, Omar, the Solsonics, Carole Bayer Sager and Rick Braun. He's played with Braun, Marc Antoine, Patti Austin, Bob James, Dave Koz, Richard Elliott, ...
Fabio Martini - Circadiana: Clangori
by Robert Spencer
Fabio Martini - Circadiana's Clangori is a feast of sounds and textures, created by an ensemble of Italian improvisers who work thoroughly in the tradition of contemporary European improvisation: generally amelodic, although salted with beguiling melodic bits throughout; arhythmic, although percussionists Filippo Monico and Fabrizio Spera are experts at building supportive foundations with their entire instrumental ...
The Keith Yaun Quintet: Countersink
by Robert Spencer
This disc arouses a curious sense of dissociation, which seems to be exactly what the musicians intended. The opening track, drummer Johnny McLellan's “Durt Kolphy," is based on riffs (according to the liner notes) copped from Kurt Cobain and Eric Dolphy. This already lumpy mix is made even lumpier by the instrumentation of electric guitar (leader ...
John Coltrane: The Classic Quartet: The Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings
by Robert Spencer
The Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings covers recordings made by John Coltrane's “classic quartet" from 1961 through 1965. The “classic quartet" usually denotes Coltrane, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones, and all the studio recordings by that ensemble are here. Also included are recordings made in 1963 and 1965 with Roy Haynes subbing ...
John Coltrane: John Coltrane: The Prestige Recordings
by Robert Spencer
John Coltrane: The Prestige Recordings chronicles the first great segment of the master's career. The sixteen discs in this mammoth set were all recorded between 1956 and 1958, when Coltrane was a member of Miles Davis' and then Thelonious Monk's ensembles. It's not the Complete Prestige Recordings because it doesn't include material Coltrane recorded with Davis, ...
Paul Rutherford/Julie Tippett / Keith Tippett / Paul Rogers: Rottor: The First Full Turn
by Robert Spencer
Paul Rutherford is the great innovator of the trombone: his Gentle Harm of The Bourgeoisie is described justly (on the CD sleeve of this disc) as “the definitive solo trombone record." On Rottor: The First Full Turn Rutherford is joined by vocalist Julie Tippett (who has brought along her thumb piano), her husband, pianist Keith Tippett ...
Rajesh Mehta Solos and Duos Featuring Paul Lovens: Orka
by Robert Spencer
Rajesh Mehta was born in India, grew up in the United States, and lived in Holland. He aims to do - or help do - for the trumpet what Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, and Evan Parker have done for the saxophone. He does it on Orka by eschewing the usual standards of trumpet virtuosity and fashioning ...
The Remote Viewers: Low Shapes in Dark Heat
by Robert Spencer
The Remote Viewers are a saxophone trio: Adrian Northover on soprano and alto, Louise Petts on alto (plus voice and synthesizer) and David Petts on tenor sax (and synthesizer). On Low Shapes in Dark Heat they play postmodern jazz, powered by techno rhythms. All three of them are clearly excellent instrumentalists. Here they are interested in ...
Ellery Eskelin with Andrea Parkins & Jim Black: Kulak, 29 & 30
by Robert Spencer
Kulak, 29 & 30 was recorded live at Kulak, Berikon, Switzerland, on October 29 and 30, 1997, by the innovative trio of Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone), Andrea Parkins (accordion and sampler), and Jim Black (percussion). In the liner notes Ellery Eskelin explains that “I'm constantly looking for structural methods to change existing and assumed paradigms in ...
The Pandelis Karayorgis Trio: Heart and Sack
by Robert Spencer
The liner notes to this disc quote the Greek modernist composer Iannis Xenakis; while Heart and Sack by the Pandelis Karayorgis Trio does not have Xenakis' spiky amelodicism, pianist Karayorgis is clearly aware of the territory staked out by Xenakis and his peers. These ten tracks all have a solid jazz sense of forward motion, courtesy ...
