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Two for the Trumpet: Thrilling New Releases by Carol Morgan and Mikrokoleltyw (2010)
By PicoThroughout all of the history of jazz, trumpet players were always in the vanguard: Armstrong, Gillespie, Davis, Bowie, I could go on. The common theme with the two fresh offerings go beyond the fact that they are led or co-led by trumpeters; these are releases that in some form or another challenges the ...
David Weiss and Point of Departure - Snuck in (2010)
By PicoWe introduced the master trumpeter Weiss on this space as the leader of the talent laden New Jazz Composer's Octet and he's shepherded this project through five releases. The NJCO represents just a slice of the long and varied career of this Queens, NY native. Having working with heavies such as Freddie Hubbard, ...
Quickies: New Release Roundup 2010, Vol. 5
Things could be looking up for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.By PicoIt's been a whole three months since we last discussed a batch of sparkling new releases that are targeted for wider audiences. That's such a long span that a few of the half dozen records yakked about below had been in ...
Fred Anderson, 1929-2010
By PicoFred Anderson, a forward thinking tenor saxophonist for more than six decades and a major force in Chicago's vital jazz scene, died Thursday following a heart attack. He was 81 years old. What I've found so remarkable about Anderson isn't so much that he lived so long, but that he lived ...
Quickies: New Release Roundup 2010, Vol. 4 (Unhinged Edition)
The thrash-jazz music of Little Women is well off the wall.By PicoIt's time again to take a walk on the wide side. Anybody who plays that unpredictable, elaborate and passionate music called jazz has my eternal respect. If they play it in new and unconventional ways, well, that's usually a ...
Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden - Jasmine (2010)
By PicoI don't think I've gone a year lately without at least two reviews on a Keith Jarrett record, and halfway through this one, that “quota" is already met. But this time, it's not a solo piano record or a trio with Jack deJohnette and Gary Peacock. Rather, it's a reunion of Jarrett with ...
Somethingelsetribute: Heatwave (Oh, Yes, We Did!)
By Pico With another sizzling summer in full, wilting swing, what better time to revisit the foot-tapping joys of Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Heatwave?If you attended any discos or high school dances during the time that Jimmy Carter reigned supreme, there's a 100% chance you've shaken your booty to Wilder's vocals. Remember “Boogie Nights"? ...
The John Coltrane Quartet, "Africa/Brass" (1961)
By NICK DERISO It's perhaps no surprise that John Coltrane wanted to do something different upon moving to the Impulse label after a long association with Atlantic.No surprise, either, that it might be a recording with a larger aggregate behind him. That was, and is, the style of the day when jazzers seek to ...
Rerun: The Isley Brothers "Summer Breeze" (1973)
Marvin Isley, the youngest of the Isley Brothers and one of the great, underrated R&B bass players of all time, died Sunday morning in a hospital in Chicago after long suffering major complications from his diabetes. He was 56 years old. In memory of his passing, we re-post an article about a song he and his ...
Sarah Manning - Dandelion Clock (2010)
By Pico“Finding your own voice" is such an overused phrase these days. That especially holds true in the music business, where such rote advice is handed out like doubloons at a Mardi Gras parade. The young, alto-tenor saxophone specialist Sarah Manning has heard those words herself, but probably since they came directly from sages ...
