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Ethan Philion: Gnosis
by Angelo Leonardi
L'impronta di Charles Mingus torna a caratterizzare il secondo album di Ethan Philion, il contrabbassista di Chicago che ha felicemente debuttato due anni fa con Meditations on Mingus (Sunnyside). Rispetto a quel progetto dedicato alle composizioni politiche del contrabbassista ci sono differenze formali e sostanziali che rendono la nuova opera diversa e ancor più coinvolgente: le ...
Chris Rottmayer: Being
by Jack Bowers
On Being, his fourth album as leader, Wisconsin-based pianist Chris Rottmayer has chosen to appraise the music of pianist Mulgrew Miller, as written for and performed by the Woody Shaw Quintet. Russ Johnson sits in for Shaw on trumpet and flugelhorn, while the celebrated bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Matt Endres round out the quartet's capable ...
Chris Rottmayer: Being
by Troy Dostert
Pianist Chris Rottmayer has been a valued presence in the Madison, Wisconsin jazz scene for some time, both as a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin and as the leader of a couple of well-conceived albums. His Sunday at Pilars (Pilars, 2019) and So in Love (self-released, 2020) reveal a self-assured musician who can handle ...
Kristen Lee Sergeant, Ted Nash, Russ Johnson, Audible Spirits & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This set focuses on Andrew Hill, Herbie Nichols, Bob Dorough and Oliver Nelson, four American originals and various generations of musicians they've inspired.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Superblue feat. The Huntertones “Naughty Number Nine" SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (Edition) 0:16 Host talks 3:27 ...
Rich Halley, Ethan Philion and Other Releases
by Jerome Wilson
Here are a few more albums from 2023 that deserve some belated recognition. Rich Halley Fire Within Pine Eagle Records 2023 This is tenor saxophonist Rich Halley's third recording with a quartet that also features Matthew Shipp on piano, Michael Bisio on bass, and Newman Taylor Baker on ...
Reveal
By Russ Johnson
Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Skips; The Slow Reveal; Long Branch; REM Unit; Agnomen; Veiled Invitation; TRM; Dog Gone It; Coda.
Quaver
Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Dave’s Intro; Deep Ellum; Quaver; Nao Faz Mal; Plucky; 5 in 3; Solid Jackson.
Gnosis
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Boot; What Love; Sheep Shank; Nostalgia; Comment Section; Gnosis.
Live at the Uptowner
By Dave Bayles
Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Fitzroy; Third Birthday (this many); Sundogs; The Illusionist's Sister; Shuffle Boil; Comanche; Quirks; Waking Hour; Horizontal Heartburn.
Dave Bayles Trio: Live at the Uptowner
by Jack Bowers
Here's a rather unusual lineup for a trio: trumpet, bass and drums. Russ Johnson is the trumpeter, Clay Schaub the bassist, Dave Bayles the drummer and leader. That is rather like assembling the Gerry Mulligan quartet without inviting Mulligan. Bayles' trio was recorded live in February 2023 at the Uptowner nightclub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it ...
