All three gents are names of the left of center elite. Getting together could have caused problems, but these vets know how to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em. We don’t need no stinking bass, man! Beirach’s piano and…
Month: September 2012
Linda Oh: Initial Here
Bassist/composer Linda Oh put out an impressive debut disc not too long ago, and this followup has some moments when she sounds like she could be a major voice for jazz’s future. She leads a band her with Dayna Stephens/ts,…
Rare Noises-Bob Belden’s Animation: Agemo, Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie: Winter Garden, Lorenzo Feliciati: Frequent Flyer
Do labels determine a sound? Do names of labels define destinies? Here are three releases that have music that is part rare and part noise. Miles Davis-ophile Bob Belden experiments with the art of engineering on this 2 disc set…
Nils Weinhold: Shapes
German-born guitarist Nils Weinhold democratically leads a quintet with Adam Larson/sax, Fabian Almazan/key, Luques Curtis/b and Bastian Weinhold/dr through a collection of material dominated by the titular head. The material fluctuates around the mood post bop modernism, with intricate melody…
Quartango: El Fuego
The original team of Quartango lasted 25 solid years together before the recent and sad demise of founding member and pianist Richard Hunt last year. This disc is then their last foray together, and the team of Rene Gosselin/b, Stephane…