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Russ Spiegel: Chimera
by Troy Collins
Chimera is guitarist Russ Spiegel's fourth album and first for Steeplechase. His previous releases include a rock record, a live big band recording and a mainstream date for Doublemoon (2001's Twilight). This sextet session finds him in the company of an adventurous and like-minded set of peers. Channeling the spirited energy of hard-bop with the progressive ...
Steve LaSpina: Play Room
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Juggling a whirlwind schedule as a musician, father and student means that bassist Steve LaSpina is always in constant motion. Play Room is a selection of original compositions that comment on the recent state of affairs in his life. The music is lively, contemplative, playful and always involving. The title cut serves as ...
Andrew Rathbun: Shadow Forms
by Ken Dryden
Canadian jazz musicians are frequently overlooked by American jazz fans unless they record for a US-based label, but ignore Andrew Rathbun at your own risk. There is a lot to like about Shadow Forms, as there are plenty of surprising twists within these intimate performances. This talented multi-instrumentalist, primarily heard on tenor sax, ...
Jed Levy: Gateway
by Budd Kopman
Some players seem to enjoy the adventure of not knowing with whom they are going to play with next, while others would rather develop the interpersonal communication that can only come with time. Since jazz is, at its core, an improvisational art, playing in the moment is the ideal, with different kinds of music requiring different ...
Jed Levy: Gateway
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Listening to Gateway, by tenor man Jed Levy, is like walking along a familiar street and being pleased by previously unnoticed nuances in the architecture of a building. Levy's tunes are small samples of exploration. With a different number of bars, a key change or a different tempo, Levy takes the listener to unexpected places.
Loren Stillman: Trio Alto - Volume One
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ampiamente praticata e codificata dai grandi esponenti del jazz moderno, la formula sax-contrabbasso-batteria in chiave mainstream è un terreno impervio, su cui scivolano sovente i solisti anche bravi. In questa direzione si muove la più recente produzione discografica dell’alto sassofonista Loren Stillman, qui a capo di un trio solidissimo, con i collaudati Steve LaSpina e il ...
Lee Konitz / Gary Versace: Organic-Lee
by Budd Kopman
Lee Konitz, born in 1927, has been creating his own distinctive sound and playing in many different situations for about twice as many years as Gary Versace is old. The age gap, however, did not prove an obstacle to the production of this outstanding record, which pairs the two players on alto and Hammond B-3, respectively. ...
For Tomorrow
By Peter Zak
Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Cream or the Clear; Plaza de Toros; Day by Day; You Know I Care; Strictly Confidential;
Actual Proof; I See Your Face Before Me; For Tomorrow; Bran Flake; This is for Albert; Wee
See.
The Brother's Breakfast
Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: 01. Under the Influence - 06:13; 02. Christmas Socks - 05:51; 03. Johnny Rock - 05:37; 04. Densities - 05:44; 05. Crushed Ice - 02:47; 06. Gallop's Gallop - 07:42; 07. Folk Song - 05:40; 08. Deified - 08:47; 09. Today's Tomorrows Song - 06:05; 10. The Brother's Breakfast - 07:39. Tutte le composizioni sono di Loren Stillman, tranne il brano #6(Monk).
The Truth
By Greg Tardy
Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Yeshua; Who Has Believed Our Message; The Way, The Truth, The Life; Love Never Fails;
Wade In The Water; As The World Rejoices; Rhythm Form; Jesus You Are My Life; Cheetah.
