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Vicente Archer: Short Stories
by Mike Jurkovic
Bassist Vicente Archer may be a Grammy winner with a long grand vintage (Nicholas Payton, John Scofield, Kenny Garrett, Norah Jones) but he has not revealed his own particular harvest as he does on the amicable and resilient Short Stories. Accompanied on what is technically his debut, fellow Scofield and Payton alum, drummer Bill Stewart and ...
Soundtrack
By Jeremy Pelt
Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Picking Up the Pieces; Soundtrack; Be the Light; Part 1: The Lighter Side; Part 2: The Darker
Side; Elegy; I’m Still Standing; I Love Music; Shifting Images; You and Me.
Reflections
By Al Foster
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. "T.S. Monk"
2. "Pent-Up House
3. "Open Plans"
4. "Blues on the Corner"
5. "Anastasia"
6. "Six"
7. "Punjab"
8. "Beat"
9. "Alone and I"
10. "Half Nelson"
11. "Monk's Bossa"
Dedication
By Bruce Barth
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: George’s Dance - for George Perry; Courage - for all of us; In Memoriam - for George Floyd & so many others;
Let's Go - for McCoy Tyner; Better Days; Golden Glow; That’s How It Sometimes Goes - for Tommy Flanagan;
Softly, in a Garden Path.
George's Dance - for George Perry
Album: Dedication
By Bruce Barth
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 04:00
Jeremy Pelt: Soundtrack
by Jack Bowers
Although Soundtrack is the name of trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's latest album (more about that in a moment), there is another selection that more readily summarizes Pelt's lyric philosophy: “I Love Music." And while there is ample contrast, camaraderie and color on the album, there is no doubt that Pelt's clear and creative commentaries are the focal ...
The Magic of Now
By Orrin Evans
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Mynah; The Eleventh Hour; Libra; The Poor Fisherman; MAT-Matt; Levels; Momma Loves; Dave.
Orrin Evans: The Magic of Now
by C. Andrew Hovan
The pandemic brought with it a shift in sensibilities for many musicians as they navigated new and unfamiliar waters. There were pros and cons of all this activity, with many streaming events and weighty recording projects taking place. Few of the albums coming from that period speak with such authority and freshness as the set at ...
Matthew Stevens: Pittsburgh
by Chris May
Good things were promised by New York-based guitarist Matthew Stevens' fusionesque sophomore album, Preverbal (Ropeadope, 2017). It was made with a kicking trio comprising the exceptional bassist Vicente Archer, a longstanding associate of Robert Glasper, and drummer Eric Doob, whose credits include organist Dr Lonnie Smith and, alongside Stevens, trumpeter Christian Scott. In the normal course ...
Orrin Evans: The Magic of Now
by Mike Jurkovic
Timing is everything, the old masters teach. So pianist/composer/bandleader Orrin Evans drops the brazen The Magic of Now just in time. Just in time for the world to open up, renew its commitment, and move forward. Just in time for all to engage in those necessary conversations about civil upkeep. Put plainly, The Magic of Now ...
