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Cecil Taylor: Almeda
by Russ Musto
In the nearly forty years since the recording of Unit Structures, Cecil Taylor has steadfastly developed his orchestral music as arguably the most unique musical expression of one of the (jazz) world's most intelligent and idiosyncratic minds. Recorded during the Total Music Meeting in Berlin on November 2, 1996, Almeda is an honest documentation of a ...
Nathan Davis: Back From Here
by Russ Musto
AAJ: Because of your role with the Paris Reunion Band many people still think of you as an expatriate, but you have been active, here in America, as a jazz musician and educator for nearly 35 years. ND: Yeah, this is my 35th year here at University of Pittsburgh. When I think about it, ...
Bush Dance & Pisces
by Russ Musto
These two new discs present three excellent Griffin sessions, one each from the '60's, '70s and '80s, documenting various aspects of his mastery of the tenor saxophone and the jazz idiom in remarkably diverse settings. Bush Dance combines a 1978 all-star date featuring the stellar rhythm section of pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Sam Jones and drummer ...
Music in the Key of Om & Music From The Hearts of the Masters
by Russ Musto
Jack DeJohnette Music in the Key of Om Kindred Rhythm 2005 Throughout his career Jack DeJohnette has persistently marched to the beat of his own proverbial different drummer, so it's no surprise to find the remarkable multidirectional musician initiating his own imprint to document aspects of his art that do ...
Joe Chambers on M'Boom
by Russ Musto
Joe Chambers first made his mark on the New York jazz scene playing with Eric Dolphy and Freddie Hubbard in the early '60s. Soon afterwards he was regularly recording on important sessions with the likes of Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter, Archie Shepp and Chick Corea, often contributing his own compositions ...
Dave Holland Big Band: Overtime
by Russ Musto
Overtime, the second release from the Dave Holland Big Band, is another impressive work by the Grammy-winning large ensemble. Assembled around the legendary bassist's working quintet, the thirteen-piece unit explores the greater harmonic implications of the leader's creative compositions, without sacrificing the special rhythmic character the smaller group possesses. Built from the bottom up upon the ...
Carlos Patato Valdes: El Hombre
by Russ Musto
Carlos Patato Valdes is arguably the most melodic of all congueros. The inventor of the tuned conga drum, he sings on his instrument like no other percussionist, so it comes as no surprise that this delightful date consists of some particularly lyrical Latin jazz. Leading an ensemble that features flutist Oriente Lopez (star of Charlie Haden's ...
Eric Alexander & Mike LeDonne: Dead Center & Smokin' Out Loud
by Russ Musto
Too often jazz criticism's unquenchable thirst for sweeping innovation results in the failure to acknowledge inventive music like that found on these two excellent discs. Eric Alexander Dead Center HighNote Records Eric Alexander is one of the jazz tradition's strongest proponents, possessing an inviting sound and style that can be proudly called ...
Imani Winds: The Classical Underground
by Russ Musto
Imani Winds is a contemporary woodwind quintet whose music is quietly breaking down the artificial barrier between the classical and jazz idioms. The group's members--Valerie Coleman (flute), Toyin Spellman (oboe), Mariam Adam (clarinet), Monica Ellis (bassoon), and Jeff Scott (French horn)--are young Afro-Americans intent on integrating their American Negro and Afro-Caribbean musical traditions into their chosen ...
Bobby Watson & Horizon: Horizon Reassembled
by Russ Musto
Saxophonist Bobby Watson believes, like his former boss Art Blakey did, that making people feel good is “one of the vital functions of jazz. Horizon always made music that was extremely exciting, which made its demise after five major label releases (now all out of print) doubly disappointing. Horizon Reassembled picks up where the band left ...
