Loose and intuitive material is lead by Tony Malaby/ts-ss, Ben Monder/g, Michael Formanek/db and Tom Rainey/dr on this ruminating originals. For the most part, Malaby is on tenor, picking up the soprano for the huffing and puffing mix with Monder’s…
Month: March 2022
Sam Moss: Blues Approved
One of the overlooked blue eyed blues rockers of the 1960s was guitarist Sam Moss, who’s represented on this collection of studio and “live” recordings. The songs reflect the blues renaissance of the 1960s and 70s, with Moss singing and…
UPBEAT AND MODERN…Amos Gillespie: Amos Gillespie’s Unstructured Time for Jazz Septet, Echoes: Lasting
Can modern jazz be accessible? Here are a couple options… Alto saxist Amos Gillespie brings a selection of post bop originals to be interpreted by his team of Alexandra Olsavsky/voc, Andy Schlinder/ts, Gustavo Cortinas/dr, Paul Bedal/p, Casey Nielsen/g and Dan…
Martin Wind Quartet: My Astorian Queen
Bassist Martin Wind is the leader and foundation, but Scott Robinson is the utility man, playing tenor sax, bass sax, clarinet and even trumpet with all stars Matt Wilson/dr and Bill Mays/p on a mix of originals and standards. Wind…
TRANE KEPT A ROLLIN’…The Dave Wilson Quartet: Stretching Supreme
Who’s the most influential tenor player of the past 50 years. Anyone doubt that it’s John Coltrane? Dave Wilson plays mostly tenor sax and a bit of soprano on a tribute to the “Classic” period of John Coltrane, focusing on…
WAYNE ESCOFFERY: A MAN OF MINGUS AMONG US
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF JAZZ LEGEND, BASSIST, BAND LEADER, WRITER AND COMPOSER CHARLES MINGUS. IN CELEBRATION, THE VENERABLE 14 MEMBER CHARLES MINGUS BIG BAND HAS TAKEN UP RESIDENCY AT MANHATTAN’S DJANGO CLUB TO GIVE FULL BODIED RENDITIONS OF THE…
MARK LETTIERI: KEEPING MUSIC FRESH
ARE BIG BANDS BACK? WELL, YES, BUT THEY SURE DO LOOK DIFFERENTLY UNBELIEVABLY POPULAR, SNARKY PUPPY BOASTS A ROTATING TEAM THAT CAN RANGE UPWARD TO 18 MEMBERS ON THEIR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS. THEY MAY NOT LOOK LIKE YOUR “TYPICAL” BIG…