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Nicholas Payton: Relaxin' with Nick
by Mike Jurkovic
This percolating trio date of brothers from different riff mothers—bassist Peter Washington, drummer Kenny Washington and Nicholas Payton—is a bit misleading. In this setting Payton is a quartet unto himself, sailing with his trumpet while playing elegant piano/Fender Rhodes, electronics, and the occasional rap/vocal that we needn't discuss pro or con. Given all that, Relaxin' with ...
Al Foster: Inspirations and Dedications
by Peter J. Hoetjes
On paper Al Foster's resume as a supporting artist reads better than most other jazz drummers. He's recorded albums with Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Frank Morgan, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner}, and a comeback-era {Miles Davis, among a plethora of others. Chances are, those who aren't familiar with his name have heard him somewhere, and for the ...
Steve Davis: Correlations
by Peter J. Hoetjes
Exploration and innovation may be the aspiration of modern jazz, but trombonist Steve Davis' Correlations exemplifies the fact that nothing proves more compelling than the timeless art of gathering a group of musicians who work remarkably well together. A veteran of The Jazz Messengers, One For All, and The Jazztet, Davis has a wealth of experience ...
David Hazeltine: The Time Is Now
by David A. Orthmann
David Hazeltine's thirty-fourth date as a leader juxtaposes his strengths as a composer, interpreter of standard material, improviser, as well as the capacity to converse and interact with his peers. There's something magical about the ways in which the pianist employs these skills, avoiding emphasizing one at the expense of the others, and in doing so ...
Harold Mabern: The Iron Man: Live At Smoke
by Mike Jurkovic
Hard-bopping pianist Harold Mabern may have made his recording debut in 1959 with drummer Walter Perkins' quintet and led his first session in 1968 for Blue Note on the soulful A Few Miles From Memphis but here he is, at 82, playing with straight-ahead, youthful joie de vivre on the story telling, life affirming, two-disc set ...
Beloved of The Sky
By Renee Rosnes
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Elephant Dust; Scorned As Timber; Beloved of the Sky; Mirror Image; Rosie; Black Holes; The Flame and The Lotus;
Rhythm of The River; The Winter of My Discontent; Let The Wild Rumpus Start.
Be Cool
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Smoke Screen; Be Cool; After You're Gone; Loft Funk; Fran Dance;
The Moontrane; Naima; The Sand Castle Head Hunter; Nightride;
Toys; Easy Living; Tia Juzi.
Audacity
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Where Giants Dwell; Song of the Outcasts; Sisko; Ariana Anai;
Lost On 4th Avenue; Stumblin'; Triumph; Briana; Audacity
Presence
By Orrin Evans
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: The Scythe; Question; Onward; When It Comes; Flip the Script; Trams; The Answer; Presence; When It
Comes (alternate take).
The Time Is Now
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: The Time Is Now; The Odd Couple; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes; Cabin In The Sky; Blues For Eddie; Don't Let Me Be Lonely
Tonight; When I'm Here With You; The Parlayer; In A Sentimental Mood; Muse Of Montgomery; Signals.
