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Sacha Perry: Eretik
by Eric J. Iannelli
Sacha Perry first emerged out of relative obscurity last year as a member of the Across 7 Street quintet on Made in New York, the second disc in Smalls' ever-expanding catalogue and the one that more or less established the label's prevailing sound: fresh but familiar, accessible but challenging, heady but emotive. Or to borrow others' ...
Neal Caine: Backstabber's Ball
by Eric J. Iannelli
Its title sounds more likely to appear in the heavy metal section of the record store, but sonically Neal Caine's Backstabber's Ball has far more in common with the classic West Coast cool jazz releases of the early '60s than the identikit angst rock of today. As such, it isn't a departure for Smalls Records; rather, ...
William Ash Trio: The Phoenix
by Elliott Simon
Coalescing a soulfully mellow sound with a driving dynamic approach, guitarist William Ash has rekindled Wes Montgomery's finest early '60s flame to reveal The Phoenix. With a sound born of late night jams, Ash stops time by savoring intense, warm grooves or bopping at breakneck speed. Aided by a deep juicy mix, drummer Mark Taylor and ...
William Ash Trio: The Phoenix
by Eric J. Iannelli
The Phoenix is an easy chair album. It isn't just that an easy chair happens to be the ideal place to listen to it; the album itself is comfortable, familiar, modest, timeless. Taking after Wes Montgomery, an influence William Ash acknowledges alongside Barry Harris, the guitarist emphasizes economy instead of fireworks, thoughtful precision and not profligacy. ...
Frank Hewitt: Not Afraid to Live
by Eric J. Iannelli
Writing exactly one year ago about We Loved You , the first Frank Hewitt album to be released on the nascent Smalls label, I concluded my review by saying that the rest of the pianist's posthumous recordings couldn't come fast enough. This wasn't a matter of hyperbole or excessive enthusiasm. We Loved You was and remains ...
Sasha Dobson: The Darkling Thrush
by Jim Santella
Singer Sasha Dobson leads a straight-ahead session of familiar standards while surrounded by a stellar group of like-minded artists. The New York-based Chris Byars Octet gives her a strong arena in which to stretch out. Each member of the band provides a hearty partnership for the singer as she interprets these favorite songs from the heart.
The Flows
By Ned Goold
Label: Smalls Records
Released: 2004
Track listing:
1. Feeding Off the Host Part 2 (Goold) 2. Susie (Naset/Kahn) 3. Fell Harvest (Goold) 4. Edsol (Goold) 5. Rosalie (Porter) 6. Did I Remember (Donaldson) 7. Spoiled Rotten (Goold) 8. Heigh Ho, the Gang's All Here (Lane/Adamson) 9. Gooold (Goold) 10. Quasimodo (Parker) 11. The Flows (Goold) 12. In the Still of the Night (Porter) 13. Whatness of Allhorse (Goold) 14. Michael vs. Mikan (Goold) 15. All the Things You Are/Prince Albert (Kern/Dorham) 16. Salient (Goold)
The Painter
By Ari Hoenig
Label: Smalls Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. I Mean You 2. The Painter 3. For Tracy 4. Condemnation 5. Remembering 6. Birdless 7. Pilc-ing Around 8. Summertime
Ned Goold Trio: The Flows
by Todd R. Brown
Charles “Ned" Goold is as distinctive an inside-outside tenor player as there is, and he should be a household name given the luck he's had with employment. Besides fronting his own trio on several CDs, he has been a mainstay of Harry Connick Jr.'s bands since the early '90s. Goold's unique tone combines something of the ...
Ari Hoenig: The Painter
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Drummer Ari Hoenig has just released The Painter , an octet of songs recorded either live or in closed session at Fat Cat, the phoenix from the ashes of what had been the legendary Greenwich Village club Smalls, which shut its doors last year.The bulk of the songs are composed by Hoenig, but a dazzling version ...
