Category: Reviews

Benny Green: Source

WHERE HAS THIS GUY BEEN?!? At one time, pianist Benny Green was one of THE up and coming pianists. He’d had stints with Woody Shaw, Betty Carter and Art Blakey before putting out some impressive discs of his own, most…

Chemical Clock: Chemical Clock

 There’s a scene in the classic movie The Great Escape, when Donald Pleasance and James Garner are drinking some home made moonshine. They imbibe a sip, and Garner, after gasping, asks “What is THAT?!?” to which understates, “I know what…

Pat Metheny: Unity Band

One of the great things about Pat Metheny is that all of his releases seem to be logical conclusions to his previous ones. After releasing a solo recording since his Orchestrion opus, he now combines those two ideas with his…

Bob Gluck Trio: Returning

Hey, if guys like Bob Gluck/p, Michael Bisio/b and Dean Sharp/dr can make avant gard jazz trio recordings, why can’t I make an avant garde review? So, here goes… the boundaries Pianist Bob up with Bisio and drummer Dean eight…