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Herb Robertson: Parallelisms; Celebrations; Live at Alchemia
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Herb Robertson Parallelisms Ruby Flower Records 2007 Gratkowski / Robertson / Nabatov / Manderscheid Celebrations Leo Records 2007 Herb Robertson Trio Live at Alchemia Not Two Records
Erik Friedlander: Block Ice & Propane
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
The seemingly endless horizon of the Great Plains. The vast expanse of “Big Sky country. The NYC skyline emerging after a long trip. Some features of America are best appreciated with the ground-level intimacy afforded by a classic road trip. And once experienced, they cannot help but leave an impression. Cellist Erik Friedlander used these impressions, ...
Marc Ribot: Asmodeus - Book of Angels Volume 7 & Losing Stones, Collecting Bones
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Marc Ribot Asmodeus - Book of Angels, Volume 7 Tzadik 2007 In the Country Losing Stones, Collecting Bones Rune Grammofon 2006 Guitarist Marc Ribot is known for ...
Tammen/Harth/Dahlgren/Rosen: Expedition: Live At The Knitting Factory
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Shards of sound leap forth without hesitation or preamble. Tearing guitar and saxophone squalls compete with the thrumming bass and frenetic drums on the appropriately titled, “Setting Out With Aggressive Intent. The impact is immediate. Expedition: Live at the Knitting Factory is an improvisational adventure for guitarist Hans Tammen, tenor saxophonist/bass clarinetist Alfred 23 Harth, bassist ...
Rob Brown Trio: Sounds
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Sounds is as much a mission statement as a name for the debut CD by the Rob Brown Trio. Matching his alto saxophone with Daniel Levin's cello and Satoshi Takeishi's Japanese Taiko percussion, Brown frees himself from the expectations of the standard sax-plus-rhythm trio. The textural range of the instrumentation, particularly the exotic percussion and the ...
Marcus Rojas: Finding the Sound World
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Scurrying through the apartment, he was already running late for a rehearsal. Passing bags of CDs, many of which he played on, and un-hung framed photos from tours and bands past, he rummaged for keys, money for cab, the music to be rehearsed, mouthpiece. When he gathered everything, Marcus Rojas slung his tuba over his shoulders ...
Ralph Alessi & This Against That: Look
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
An integral part of projects led by pianist Uri Caine and saxophonists Steve Coleman and Ravi Coltrane since the early '90s, and a founder of the School for Improvised Music (SIM), trumpeter Ralph Alessi nevertheless remains under the radar. Look, just his fourth release as a leader, convincingly counters this oversight. Alessi is ...
Ned Rothenberg's Sync Live at Tonic
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Ned Rothenberg's SyncTonicNew York, New York February 8, 2007 When musician-producer John Zorn proposed recording for his Tzadik label's Radical Jewish Culture series, multi-reedist Ned Rothenberg was hesitant at first. Not one to force inspiration, he let the idea marinate for several years. It surfaced as he composed for a planned incorporation ...
Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts: The Scenic Route
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Whenever he plays, drummer Matt Wilson exudes an infectious enthusiasm that affects audience and musicians alike. It is one of the qualities--along with his sheer musicality and the technical facility to play inside and outside--that has attracted a range of bandleaders to Wilson. His book is so full with sideman dates that it's a wonder he ...
BassDrumBone: The Line Up
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
Bass, drums and trombone are not common instrumentation for a trio. But intermittently for thirty years, bassist Mark Helias, drummer Gerry Hemingway and trombonist Ray Anderson have explored exactly this format under the apt moniker BassDrumBone. Their eighth CD, The Line Up, exemplifies the approach they have honed as a trio. It is not a typical ...
