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Bruce Hornsby: Camp Meeting
by Troy Collins
Camp Meeting, pianist Bruce Hornsby's high profile jazz trio session with heavyweight bassist Christian McBride and iconic drummer Jack DeJohnette, may seem to have materialized out of thin air, but don't you believe them. Hornsby has been gradually building to this statement his whole career. Last year's retrospective boxed set, Intersections (RCA), revealed the ...
Sonny Fortune: You and the Night and the Music
by Troy Collins
From the generation of post-bop saxophonists following in the shadow of John Coltrane, multi-instrumentalist Sonny Fortune comes closest to capturing Coltrane's spirit and intensity. Since the late 1960s, Fortune has made an indelible mark on jazz history, collaborating with Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis and Mongo Santamaria, among other luminaries. Despite his numerous side-man appearances ...
Donny McCaslin: In Pursuit
by Troy Collins
From his early forays with Steps Ahead and Ken Schaphorst's Big Band to Maria Schneider's Orchestra and his recent membership in Dave Douglas' Quintet, saxophonist/composer Donny McCaslin is finally beginning to receive the critical accolades he deserves. His second album for Sunnyside and sixth as a leader, In Pursuit, follows a conceptual thread begun ...
Matthew Shipp: Piano Vortex
by Troy Collins
Since the turn of the millennium, pianist Matthew Shipp has ventured further into the realms of electro-acoustic jazz than many of his peers. An intrepid explorer, his open-minded approach to contemporary forms landed him the enviable position of curator for Thirsty Ear's “Blue Series." Shipp has documented a wide variety of projects for the label, from ...
Sacks/Opsvik/Maneri/Motian: Two Miles A Day
by Troy Collins
In early 2005, Michigan-born pianist Jacob Sacks and Norwegian bassist Eivind Opsvik discussed who, among the living legends of jazz they would most like to play with. They agreed unanimously--drummer Paul Motian. Plans were made, fellow Brooklyn resident violist Mat Maneri was recruited to join them, and Two Miles a Day was born. With ...
Sun Ra: The Night Of The Purple Moon
by Troy Collins
One of a rare handful of small group sessions, The Night Of The Purple Moon is one of bandleader Sun Ra's most accessible and enjoyable albums. Similar in scope to side one of Atlantis (Evidence, 1967), Cymbals (Evidence, 1973), New Steps (Horo, 1978) and Other Voices, Other Blues (Horo, 1978); this stripped-down studio session is a ...
Peter Brotzmann: The Complete Machine Gun Sessions
by Troy Collins
An essential recording, Machine Gun's rightful place in the pantheon of seminal free jazz recordings is uncontested. The first major document of European free improvisation, Atavistic's Unheard Music Series reissue supplements the legendary session by bolstering the original album with two alternate takes and the only documented live performance of the furious title track. ...
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone: On and Off
by Troy Collins
On and Off documents the ongoing collaboration between guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone. Following in the footsteps of their previous duo collaboration, Prairies (Lucky Kitchen, 2005), this intimate studio session presents a similar program of eclectic tunes. Both former students of composer Anthony Braxton, Halvorson and Pavone continue to perform in his ...
David Murray Black Saint Quartet: Sacred Ground
by Troy Collins
With three decades of recording to his credit, multi-reedist and composer David Murray's oeuvre is a varied one; his dabbling in pan-global multi-ethnic fusions and ensembles has ranged from solo recitals to big bands. Murray's tenth album for Justin Time Records, Sacred Ground is inspired by his recent film soundtrack for Marco Williams' Banished, ...
Rob Wagner / Hamid Drake / Nobu Ozaki: Trio
by Troy Collins
With time to reflect on the Katrina tragedy, jazz artists with ties to New Orleans have been emerging to tell their stories. Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Hamid Drake, Kali Z. Fasteau, James “Blood" Ulmer and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band are among those who have committed their concerns to tape. Accompanied by drummer Hamid Drake and ...
