The team of Tony Levin/stick-voc, Pat Mastelotto/dr-perc, Markus Reuter/g-key give a tribute to the influential fusion group King Crimson, and who better to do it with than with KC alumnus David Cross at the violin? He was with Fripp’s band…
Month: May 2016
****RINGER OF THE WEEK****THIS IS A COOL TENOR SAX 101…Phil Urso: The Philosophy of Urso
Once upon a time, the tenor sound was supposed to sound mellifluous. Warm, airy and yet still melodically swinging, this sound and style was a change in direction from the gruff and arpeggio’d style originated by Selmer’s progenitor Coleman Hawkins.…
John Hart: Exit From Brooklyn
Guitarist John Hart has a cool and tasty tone to his strings, and he teams them well with the conversant Bill Moring/b and Tim Horner/dr on this collection of standards and originals. A pair of Monk tunes highlight the teams…
Gavin Templeton: Ballast
Alto saxist Gavin Templeton leads a quartet of Joshua White/p, Richard Giddens/b and Gene Coye/dr through a Decalogue of ten pieces that mix quick snippets with completed compositions. His alto has a rich and strong tone, and it sighs on…
SIX STRINGS IN TWO SETTINGS…Henry Robinett: I Have Known Mountains, Jake Hertzog: Well Lit Shadow
Here are a couple guitarists who approach the jazz side of life in two different ways to create moods. Henry Robinett plays a variety of guitars along with Joe Gilman/p, Tom Brechtlein/dr, Joshua. Thurston-Milgrom/ab, Rob Lemas/eb and Dominic Edward Garcia/perc…
Fernando Huergo: Hashtag
Electric bassist Fernando Huergo creates some exciting music with a front line of flute (Yulia Musayelyan) and tenor sax (Rick DiMuzio) along with a nimble rhythm team of Leo Genovese/key and Franco Pinna/dr. The woodwinds work remarkably well and give…
Matt Geraghty Project: Trade Winds-Cuba
Bassist Matt Geraghty’s idea on this 2 disc set is to travel to various locals in Cuba, meet with musicians and begin musical conversations. As he states in his liner notes, “The Only Two Rules: Don’t talk and just play.”…
Marika Hughes: New York Nostalgia
Cellist/vocalist Marika Hughes puts together an intriguing album that mixes sounds from classical, jazz and indie to create a flavorful gumbo of sounds. Her core team of Kyle Sanna/g, Charlie Burnham/vio, Fred Cash/b and Tony Mason/dr are joined by various…
Vasil Hadzimanov Band featuring David Binney: Alive
Pianist and keyboardist Vasil Hadzimanov has his band captured in concert while on tour back in 2014 in Serbia. He’s teamed up with Miraslov Tovirac/b, Peda Milutinovic/dr, Branko Trijic/g, Bojan Ivkovic/perc-voc along with featured guest David Binney/as for a show…
Justin Mullens: The Cornucopiad
You don’t get too many jazz albums with the usually unwieldy French Horn, so try to appreciate this effort by Justin Mullens, as he puts out an impressive approach to some jazz standards as well as creating some rich originals.…