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The Quincy Jones Big Band: Lausanne 1960
by Jack Bowers
Quincy Jones made a number of recordings while traveling through western Europe with his big band nearly 40 years ago. This is the best one we’ve heard. Although sound quality is typical of an early–’60s radio broadcast, which this was, Quincy’s all–star ensemble is kicking butt and taking no prisoners in Lausanne, Switzerland. As no less ...
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: Liebermann -- Live at Jazz Fest Berlin
by Jack Bowers
So how many ways are there to say that the music on the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band’s album, Live at Jazz Fest Berlin, is on the whole pleasant but doesn’t really move me? Only one, I suppose — the music on the GGCJB’s album is on the whole pleasant but doesn’t really move me. Neither ...
The Big Band de Lausanne, etc.: SwitzerJazz
by Jack Bowers
The “Rheinknie Session,” held annually in Basle, Switzerland, brings together many of that country’s leading Jazz musicians for a five–day festival. In October 1995, festival officials agreed to set aside one evening for a mammoth event that would present many of Switzerland’s most accomplished Jazz artists in concert. Thirty–five prominent musicians were contacted, and all but ...
The Don Redman Orchestra: Geneva 1946
by Jack Bowers
From an historical standpoint, it’s beneficial to have on compact disc this concert date by saxophonist Don Redman’s orchestra, recorded by Swiss Radio during a tour of Europe undertaken only one year after the end of World War II. Redman’s well–disciplined orchestra nimbly straddled the fence between two eras — swing and bop — and numbered ...
Lynne Arriale Trio: Melody
by C. Michael Bailey
The TCB Label. Lynne Arriale's Melody is her fifth release, her second for the TCB label (The Montreux Jazz Festival Label). Previous TCB releases have focused on the label's “Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series." This series is devoted to Swiss live recordings of vintage jazz. Recordings include performances by Julian “Cannonball" Adderley, Art Blakey, and Quincy ...
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra: Basle, 1969
by Jack Bowers
It has been 30 years to the month since this concert appearance by the Thad Jones–Mel Lewis Orchestra was recorded in Basle, Switzerland, and I’d guess that some of those who were lucky enough to be in the audience still remember the occasion fondly. Although the (unedited) sound on the CD is uneven at times, with ...
The New York Hardbop Quintet: A Whisper Away
by Glenn Astarita
Finesse and class is what The New York Hard bop Quintet’s “A Whisper Away” brings to the table. Fine credentials and varied backgrounds provide the synergy, which makes for a winning combination. Here, the formula lies within the Jazz Messenger-Brown/Roach school of Hard-Bop. Legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder wields his magic wan and adds his ...
Kenny Drew Jr. Sextet: Crystal River
by Glenn Astarita
On “Crystal River” the gifted Pianist Kenny Drew Jr. performs lavishly and shows maturity as a composer and stylist. Drew and his Sextet bridge the gap between West Coast cool and East Coast bravado while effectively performing in the vein of classic Jazz Messengers or early 1960’s Lee Morgan yet the feel is modern and fresh. ...
