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19 September 2004
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7 September 2004
Capsule Reviews
Soweto Kinch -
Conversations With The Unseen (Dune Records) Sept 7
Dune Records is a British label started by bassist Gary Crosby to provide an outlet for black British jazz.
The label has just begun U.S. distribution, starting with
Conversations With The Unseen,
an excellent album of post-bop acoustic jazz by alto saxophonist
Soweto Kinch, who has some intense, intricate playing together with his quartet of guitarist Fesi Temowo, bassist Michael Olatuja and drummer Troy Miller. And on the intro piece, as well as on "Intermission - Split Decision" and two end tunes, Kinch raps swingingly over music that shifts between hip-hop beats and jazz.
A strong debut!
— ALAN LANKIN
Jazz Jamaica All Stars -
Massive (Dune Records) Sept 7
The Jazz Jamaica All Stars (JJAS) is a Gary Crosby group that plays "skazz,"
with a jazz frontline playing over a ska rhythm section. Their
repertoire mixes modern jazz tunes and Jamaican pop songs. It's an interesting effort, although the rhythm section
gets a bit repetitious.
— ALAN LANKIN
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Paul McCandless/Art Lande Quartet -
Shapeshifter (Synergy Music) Sept 7
Shapeshifter
is a fine quartet session that's reminiscent of the jazzier side of
Paul McCandless's group Oregon. McCandless has a beautiful tone on his multiple reeds and
Art Lande's playing is romantic without being overly lush. There are some memorable tunes and fine interplay between all four musicians.
— ALAN LANKIN
Personnel: Paul McCandless (bass clarinet, oboe, English horn, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone);
Art Lande (piano); Peter Barshay (double bass); Alan Hall (drums)
Boy-Girl Band -
Drop Your Leotards! (Synergy Music) Sept 7
Best known as a pianist (see above), Art Lande plays drums on this set of his
compositions performed with a trio of Colorado musicians that he's been
improvising with over the last two years -
Jayn Pettingill (sax),
Doug Anderson (bass) and
Emily Takahashi (piano). They perform a series of short
improvs that start quietly, with a lot of space, and builds
up a bit of steam; in between are a couple of strange spoken work interludes.
— ALAN LANKIN
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Patricia Barber -
Live: A Fortnight In France (Blue Note) Sept 7
Live: A Fortnight In France
is a new album by singer/pianist
Patricia Barber. Recorded live at several French venues, it includes a mixture of originals (old and new)
and standards. (One of the pieces is based on Ovid's "Metamorphoses." She's backed by a fine, swinging trio and sings her sometimes quirky lyrics with a husky half-spoken, half-sung voice.
— ALAN LANKIN
Personnel: Patricia Barber (vocals, piano); Neal Alger (guitar); Michael Arnopol (bass guitar); Eric Montzka (drums);
Spring, 2004
7 September 2004
Listings
Tony Corbiscello -
Real Time (Alanna Records) Sept 7
— Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); Harvey Tibbs (trombone); Matt Ingman (bass trombone); Tony Corbiscello (drums)
Bucky Pizzarelli -
Flashes: A Lifetime In Words And Music (Arbors) Sept 7
Sammy Sherman -
Live at Chan's (Arbors) Sept 7
— Sammy Sherman (violin, trombone); Daryl Sherman (vocals, piano, bongos); Gray Sargent, Howard Alden,
James Chirillo (guitar); Loren Schoenberg (tenor saxophone); Dick Sudhalter, Warren Vache (trumpet, cornet);
Frank Tate, Jay Leonhart, Marshall Wood (double bass); liner notes: Dan Morgenstern; recorded at Chan's, Woonsocket,
Rhode Island (1994 - 1998)
Jack Chambers -
Bouncin' with Bartok: The Incomplete Works of Richard Twardzik
(Berkeley Hills Books) Sept 9
— biography
Remy Toulon -
Take 3 (Black & Blue) Sept 7
Melody Breyer-Grell -
The Right Time (Blujazz) Sept 7
— Melody Breyer-Grell (vocals); John Hart (guitar); Gloria Cooper (piano); Neal Miner (bass); Kahil Kwame Bell (drums, percussion); Andy Watson (drums)
Peter Marshall -
No Happy Endings: A Tribute To The Lady In Satin (Blujazz) Sept 7
Erin McDougald -
The Auburn Collection (Blujazz) Sept 7
Sala Brothers -
Out of the Blue (Blujazz) Sept 7
Medeski Martin & Wood -
End Of The World Party (just in case) (Blue Note) Sept 7
— John Medeski (keyboards); Chris Wood (bass guitar); Billy Martin (drums)
— plus guests (on several tracks): Marc Ribot (guitar), Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet), Briggan Krauss (sax), John King (various)
Melody Breyer-Grell -
Let Me Tell You About My Day (Burnside Dist) Sept 7
Barbara Lea -
Celebrate Vincent Youmans (Challenge) Sept 7
Franck Vigroux -
Looking For Lilas (D'Autres Cordes 041) Sept 7
— with Stéphane Trepp (trombone), guests Ned Evett (voice), Cécile Rives (voice); 2004
Franck Vigroux -
Lilas Triste (D'Autres Cordes 031) Sept 7
— Franck Vigroux (guitar, fretless guitar, computer); Helene Breschand (vocals, harp); Cecile Rives (vocals); Fabrice Andrivon (spoken vocals); David Fiuczynski (guitar); 2003
Blanc Trepp/Franck Vigroux -
Les 13 Cicatrices (D'Autres Cordes 001) Sept 7
— Franck Vigroux (guitar, fretless guitar, computer); Helene Breschand (vocals, harp);
Cecile Rives (vocals); Fabrice Andrivon (spoken vocals); David Fiuczynski (guitar); 2003
Tete Montoliu -
T'Estimo Tant: Piano Solo 28-03-1996 (DiscMedi Blau) Sept 7
Jean-Michel Pilc -
Follow Me (Dreyfus Jazz) Sept 7
— solo piano
Jackie McLean/Freddie Redd -
The Connection - DVD (Efor Films) Sept 7
— 1962 movie based on Jack Gelber's play about two junkies in a New York loft by experimental film maker Shirley Clarke
Billie Holiday -
The Genius Of Lady Day - DVD (Efor Films) Sept 7
Karl Berger -
We Are You (Enja) Sept 7
Dollar Brand -
African Sketchbook (Enja) Sept 7
Prince Lasha -
Inside Story (Enja) Sept 7
Junior Mance -
Nadja (Enja) Sept 7
Cecil McBee -
Music from the Source (Enja) Sept 7
David Murray -
Lucky Four (Enja) Sept 7
Aki Takase -
Duet for Eric Dolplhy (Enja) Sept 7
Aki Takase -
St. Louis Blues (Enja) Sept 7
Alexander Von Schlippenbach -
Plays Monk (Enja) Sept 7
Kenny Werner -
Beyond The Forest Of Mirkwood (Enja) Sept 7
Randy Weston -
Nuit Africaine (Enja) Sept 7
Mike Keneally + Metropole Orkest -
The Universe Will Provide (Favored Nations) Sept 7
Stew Cutler -
So Many Streams (Fountainbleau) Sept 7
Jessica Williams -
Real Deal (Hep 2086) Sept 7
— solo piano
Benny Carter/Jimmy Mundy/Gerald Wilson -
They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (Hep ) Sept 7
— live recordings
Mary Ann McCall -
You're Mine, You: 1939-'5 (Hep 76) Sept 7
Artie Shaw -
The Artistry Of Artie Shaw (Hep 78) Sept 7
— musicians include: Jimmy Raney (guitar); Don Fagerquist (trumpet); Hank Jones (piano); 1949 - 1953
Claude Thornhill -
1949-53 Performances (Hep 80) Sept 7
C.O.M.A. -
California Outside Music Associates (Jazzheads) Sept 7
— Brian Clark (wooden flute, bass guitar, percussion); Dax Compise (wooden flute, drums, percussion); John Vaughn (alto saxophone)
Forward Energy -
Where Are They? (Jazzheads) Sept 7
— Jim Ryan (vocals, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Alicia Mangan (tenor saxophone); Scott R. Looney (piano); Kristjan Bondesson (bass guitar); Marshall Trammell (drums) plus Eddie Gale (trumpet)
Randy Klein -
Invitation In (Jazzheads) Sept 7
Bill Noertker's Moxie -
Sketches of Catalonia Vol. 1: Suite for Dali (Jazzheads) Sept 7
Manny Albam -
Jazz Greats Of Our Time Complete Recording - 2 CDs (Lonehill Jazz) Sept 7
— recorded in 1957
Emmett Berry -
New York Recordings (Lonehill Jazz) Sept 7
— two sessions with Bobby Donaldson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Buster Baily, Vic Dickenson, Rex Stewart. a.o.
Rusty Bryant -
Original Quintet Complete Recordings (Lonehill Jazz) Sept 7
— with Gerald Wiggins, Howard Roberts, John Collins, Red Callender, Shelly Manne, a.o.; 26 tracks
Chris McNulty -
I Remember You (Mop Top Records) Sept 7
Art Farmer/Benny Golson -
The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet Sessions - 7 CDs (Mosaic 225) Sept 6
— will include 12 LPs recorded from 1960-62:
— The Jazztet: "Meet the Jazztet", "Big City Sounds", "And John Lewis", "At Birdhouse", "Here and Now", "Another Git Together"
— Art Farmer: "Art", "Perception", "List to Art Farmer and the Orchestra"
— Benny Golson: "Turning Point", "Free", "Take a Number From 1 To 10"
Nels Cline/Vinny Golia -
The Entire Time (Nine Winds 259) Sept
— improvisations by Nels Cline (electric & acoustic guitars) and Vinny Golia (soprano saxophone, alto flute,
bass clarinet, stritch, tenor saxophone, xiao, dzi)
Vinny Golia -
A Gift for the Unusual: Music for Contrabass Saxophone (Nine Winds 239) Sept
— solo, duo, trio and quartets with
Michael Pierre Vlatkovich, Bill Casale, Wayne Peet, Jessica Catron, Bill Barrett
Less of Five -
Acrobati Folli E Innamorati (Nine Winds 244) Sept
— Giorgio Occhipinti, Olivia Bignardi, Giuseppe Guarrella, Antonio Moncada
soNu -
Sounds from the Source (Nine Winds 222) Sept
— Alan Lechusza (woodwinds), Gustavo Aguilar (percussion), Nina Eidsheim (vocals and electronics), Phil Curtis (electronics) plus Vinny Golia (woodwinds) and Arash Haile (vocals)
Nancy Turetzky & Bertram Turetzky -
Music For Flutes And Contrabass (Nine Winds 261) Sept
Michael Musillami Octet -
Spirits (Playscape) Sept 7
— Michael Musillami, guitar/altered guitar; Peter Madsen, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Tom Christensen, tenor and alto saxophones, alto and wood flutes, and English horn; Art Baron, trombone, bass recorder, didgeridoo; Tom Beckham, vibes and marimba; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion; Michael Sarin, drums;
performing new arrangements of compositions by the late multi-instrumentalist/composer Thomas Chapin
Mario Pavone Quartet -
Boom (Playscape) Sept 7
— Mario Pavone, bass/composer; Tony Malaby, tenor and soprano saxophones; Peter Madsen, piano; Matt Wilson, drums
Sendy Brown -
Secrets of the Soul (Po Tolo Music) Sept 7
Marilyn Scott -
Nightcap (Prana Entertainment) Sept 7
Barney Kessel -
Rare Performances - DVD (Quantum Music) Sept 7
Artie Traum -
Acoustic Jazz Guitar (Roaring Stream) Sept 7
Tim Berne's Hard Cell -
Acoustic and Electric Hard Cell Live (Screwgun
Records) Sept 7
Mort Weiss Trio -
Three of Us (Sms Jazz) Sept 7
Stephane Grappelli/Svend Asmussen -
Two of a Kind (Storyville) Sept 7
— Stephane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen (violin); Ole Molin, Jorgen Grauengaard (guitar); Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass); William Schiopffe (drums); 1965
Archie Shepp -
Archie Shepp & the New York Contemporary Five (Storyville) Sept 7
— Don Cherry, cornet, John Tchicai, alto sax, Archie Shepp, tenor sax, Don Moore, bass, J. C. Moses, drums
— recorded live at the Montmartre in 1963; 71'
Critters Buggin -
Stampede (Ropeadope) Sept 7
— Matt Chamberlain (drums, other unspecified instruments), Mike Dillon (percussion), Brad Houser (bass, other unspecified instruments), Skerik (keyboards, saxophones, effects), various guest appearances including Bachir and Mustapha Attar, Jon Brion, Stone Gossard, Eyvind Kang
— read the
JAZZMATAZZ capsule
review
Jane Monheit -
Taking a Chance on Love (Sony Classics) Sept 9
— with Donald Harrison, Joel Frahm, Christian McBride, Geoffrey Keezer, Michael Kanan,
Romero Lubambo, Joe Montalbano, Lewis Nash
Dexter Gordon -
Misty (SteepleChase) Sept 7
— Dexter Gordon (Tenor saxophone), Kenny Drew (piano), Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass), and Alex Reil (Drums);
recorded live at Montmartre Jazzhus, Copenhagen, July 8, 1965
Christian Winther -
Blue Function (SteepleChase) Sept 7
— Christian Winther (tenor saxophone), Vincent Gardner (trombone), Fredrick Sanders (piano), Roland Guerin (bass) and Herlin Riley (drums);
Winther is a Danish ex-pat who lives in New Orleans
Fini Hostrup -
So Gentle (Stunt) Sept 7
— Fini Hostrup (piano), Per Gade (guitars), Kasper Vadsholt (bass), Tom H. Jensen (drums);
original music by Hostrup
Fredrik Lundin & Overdrive -
Bossa Nuts (Stunt) Sept 7
— Fredrik Ludin on saxophones and flutes fronting a 12 piece R&B/ jazz band performing his arrangements of music originally composed by Leadbelly
Silvana Malta -
Belly Up (Stunt) Sept 7
— Silvana Malta (vocal), Frans Bak (piano), Poul Halberg (guitar), Mads Vinding (bass), Jacob Andersen (percussion), Portinho (drums);
original Brasilian style music from Bak (music) and Malta (lyrics)
Lars Moller/Geri Allen -
Jazzpar Concerts 2003 (Stunt) Sept 7
— Lars Moller (tenor saxophone), Geri Allen (piano), Buster Williams (bass), Billy Hart (drums);
compositions by Moller and Allen recorded live in concert in Denmark
Horace Parlan -
Relaxin' with Horace (Stunt 4102) Sept 7
— Horace Parlan (piano), Jesper Lundgaard (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums);
recorded at the home of Horace Parlan in December of 2003
Hans Ulrik -
Blue & Purple (Stunt 4115) Sept 7
— Hans Ulrik (tenor saxophone), Peter Dahlgren (trombone), Fredrik Lundin (bass flute and tenor saxophone), Jacob Christoffersen (Wurlitzer piano), Jonas Westergaard (bass), and Mikkel Hess (drums)
Matthias Lupri Group -
Transition Sonic (Summit Records) Sept 7
— Nate Radley (guitar); Mark Turner (saxophone); Cuong Vu (trumpet); Matthias Lupri (vibraphone); Thomson Kneeland (acoustic bass guitar); Jordan Perlson (drums)
— read the
JAZZMATAZZ capsule
review
Eddie Daniels -
Crossing The Line (Summit Records) Sept 7
— Eddie Daniels (clarinet); Larry Combs (clarinet); Larry Novak (piano); Sean Summer (double bass); Gary Novak (drums)
Dixieland Ramblers -
On Campus (Summit Records) Sept 7
Alex Heitlinger Sextet -
Green Light (Synergy Music) Sept 7
— Peter Sommer (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Greg Gisbert (trumpet, flugelhorn); Alex Heitlinger (trombone); Art Lande (piano); Dwight Kilian (double bass, bass guitar); Jill Fredericksen (drums)
Triangle -
Three Sides of a Question (Synergy Music) Sept 7
— Art Lande (drums),
Erik Deutsch (piano) and
Doug Anderson (drums);
compositions by Lande, Deutsch, Paul McCandless, Lee Morgan, and others
Various Artists -
Syncopated Energy: Selections From Synergy - 2 CDs (Synergy Music) Sept 7
Pieces of 8 -
Across The Blue Meridian (Town Crier) Sept 7
— Kelli Shrewsbury, Angie LeMar, Mandy Linden, Clayton Cromley, Jose "Chach" Snook, Wendy Whitby,
Christoper Lewis, Kevin Manning
James Van Buren -
Live at the Kasbah (Van Buren Records) Sept 7
— with Richie Cole
Evan Parker/Peter Brotzmann -
Bishop's Move (Victo 93) Sept 7
Diane Hubka -
Haven't We Met? (Vsojaz) Sept 7
— with Lee Konitz; Frank Kimbrough; John Hart; Harvie Swartz; 1998
Diane Hubka -
Look No Further (Vsojaz) Sept 7
— with John Hart; Frank Kimbrough; 1999
William Galison & Madeleine Peyroux -
Got You On My Mind (Waking Up Music/Morphius Records) Sept 7
Joey Baron -
Tongue in Groove (Winter & Winter) Sept 7
— Joey Baron (drums); Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone); Steve Swell (trombone); from 1991
Paul Motian -
On Broadway, Vol. 3 (Winter & Winter) Sept 7
— Paul Motian (drums); Bill Frisell (guitar); Lee Konitz (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone); Charlie Haden (instrument)
Gary Thomas -
Till We Have Faces (Winter & Winter) Sept 7
— Gary Thomas (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Pat Metheny (guitar); Tim Murphy (piano); Ed Howard, Anthony Cox (bass); Terri Lyne Carrington (drums); Steve Moss (percussion); 1992
Vic Juris -
Blue Horizon (Zoho) Sept 7
— Vic Juris (guitar, acoustic guitar); Kate Baker (vocals); Joe Locke (vibraphone, marimba); Jay Anderson (bass);
Adam Nussbaum (drums); Jamey Haddad (percussion)
Trio Mundo -
Rides Again (Zoho) Sept 7
— Manolo Badrena (vocals, nylon-string guitar, drums, percussion); Dave Stryker (guitar); Steve Slagle (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Andy Mckee (bass)
other recent
jazz releases
(from June to last week)
[recent.Jazzmatazz.info]
Fantasy Records has released a series of "The Best of"
titles on:
— Prestige:
Miles Davis (1951-56
),
Coleman Hawkins (1958-62
),
Sonny Rollins (1951-56
)
— Riverside:
Red Garland Quintets with John Coltrane (1957-61
),
Milt Jackson (1954-63
),
Thelonious Monk (1955-60
),
Wes Montgomery (1959-63
)
— all tracks were remastered in 2004 by Joe Tarantino and include new liner notes
Jeff Berlin -
Lumpy Jazz (JBM) Aug 24
— Jeff Berlin (bass), Richard Drexler (keyboards, acoustic bass),
Danny Gottlieb (drums) plus Toots Thielemans (harmonica)
Giorgio Gaslini -
Gaslini Legend - 2 CDs (Splasch 5001) Aug
— solo and duo piano
Stefano Maltese Tentet -
Hangin' in the Sky (Splasch 139) Aug
— features
Pino Minafra on trumpet and Stefano Maltese, Carlo Actis Dato & Eugenio Colombo on saxes
— 1987 release now on CD
Soft Machine -
Somewhere In Soho - 2 CDs (Voiceprint 262 [UK]) Apr 20
— first issue of a date from Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club during April, 1970
— Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper, Robert Wyatt and Elton Dean
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non-jazz items of interest
Wattstax - DVD (Stax) Sept 7
— first video release of 1973 documentery; with Isaac Hayes,
Richard Pryor,
Rufus Thomas,
Bar-Kays,
Dramatics,
Luther Ingram,
Ted Lange,
Staple Singers,
Kim Weston; includes bonus features
Allman Brothers Band -
Instant Live: Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh NC, 8/10/03 (Instant Live 013) Aug 10
— with guests Branford Marsalis; Susan Tedeschi
2003 jazz releases
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