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Nemesis
By Mark Nodwell
Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2003
Track listing: Nemesis; Vortex; Pitfall; Corpse; Fleet; Aura; Flight Of The Pterodactyl; Resurrection; Dreamtime
(epilogue).
Tony Malaby: Apparitions
by Sean Patrick Fitzell
For saxophonist Tony Malaby this has been a landmark year, with appearances on recordings by Mark Helias, Mario Pavone, Angelica Sanchez, as well as his own Apparitions – his second record as a leader. It brings the saxophonist together with bassist Drew Gress and drummers Tom Rainey and Michael Sarin. Despite the tandem drummers (who individually ...
Tony Malaby: Apparitions
by Jerry D'Souza
The concept of two drummers is not new to jazz, but it is rather unusual in a quartet. Hand it to Tony Malaby: he knows what he was doing. His music calls for an intense rhythm bed and both Tom Rainey and Mark Sarin, brothers of the pulse, interweave to set up that organic fabric.
Mark Nodwell: Nemesis
by Jerry D'Souza
In an interesting move, Mark Nodwell – who is more than an accomplished saxophonist – places his instrument aside to bring his role as a composer in to play. Interesting because he detaches himself from direct involvement, but no matter. The quintet he chooses to express his vision rises to the challenges, moulds the music and ...
Tony Malaby: Apparitions
by AAJ Staff
Some say John Coltrane was mad with divine love. And they're right. The voice of the spirit flowed through everything he did, more and more so toward the end. He was indeed doomed to a life of eternal love. Along Coltrane's course to the great beyond, he saw something special in the sound of ...
Mark Nodwell: Nemesis
by Mark Corroto
When saxophonist Mark Nodwell lays down his horn and picks up a pencil, his compositions explode outward. This eruption of ideas takes in numerous styles and approaches, all pleasing to the ear without being reconcilable to one another. The Canadian-born composer was first revealed on (co)incidents (Songlines, 1999) leading Eyvind Kang, Francois Houle, and ...
Benoit Delbecq: Nu-Turn
by AAJ Staff
I've never been one to dwell on the technological aspects of a recording, but hearing Nu-Turn in six-channel surround sound must be a surreal experience. As it is, the machine on my rack dates from 1990, old enough to predate the home theater era and the advent of SACD recording, so two channels are all I've ...
Jerry Granelli: The V16 Project
by AAJ Staff
Judging by its grille and supercharged front end, Jerry Granelli's new thing is built to cruise. The V16 Project, a power quartet nominally under the drummer's leadership, has the potential to go any which direction. That it does, in its own peculiar way, restlessly shifting among styles and mixing them up to the point where you ...
Wayne Shorter: Alegria
by Farrell Lowe
It is an utter joy to witness the profound evolution of a genius. With the release of Alegria, Wayne Shorter continues to widen and refine his unique musical vision—and share it with the world. From the first few notes of the opening song, “Sacajawea," it becomes immediately evident that we're being invited into a lyrical sonic ...
Wayne Shorter: Alegria
by Jeff Stockton
"Sacajawea," the first track on Wayne Shorter's new CD, Alegría, is a monster. Shorter makes a succinct statement on soprano saxophone, and the rhythm section is off to an instant boil. His first tenor solo has a familiar urgency, and Danilo Perez's piano is striving yet economical. When the full quartet returns, Shorter duets with himself ...
